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CHARTER 

OF  THE 

CITY  OF  COVINGTON, 


AMENDMENTS  THERETO  UP  TO  THE  YEAR  1864, 

AND 


ORDINANCES  OF  SAID  CITY, 

AND 


AMENDMENTS  THERETO  UP  TO  THE  SAME  DATE. 


COVINGTON,  KY. 
PUBLISHED  BY  OBDER  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL. 

1864. 


MOOEE,  WILSTACH  &  BALDWIN,  Pkinters, 
26  West  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati. 


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OF  THE 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON, 

VIDE  SESSION  ACTS  KENTUCKY  LEGISLATURE  1849-50,  PAGE  239, 

APPROVED    3IARCH    3,  1850. 


^  AN  ACT  to  amend  and  reduce  into  one  the  several  acts  concerning  the 
city  of  Covington. 

\  ARTICLE  ONE. 

Section  1.    Be  it  enacted  by  the   General  Assembly  Boundaries 
of  the  Cojnmompealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  present 
J  corporate  boundaries  of  said  city,  and  the  additional 
^territory  included  in  the  following  boundary,  to  wit : 
Beginning  on  the  Ohio  river  at  the  western  corpora- 
,  tion  line,  the  foot  of  Main  street;  thence  down  said 
;  river,  to  a  point  where  a  line  drawn  parallel  to  and 
.'-four  hundred  feet  w^est  of  the  principal  part  of  Wright 
^street,  in  Ludlow's  sub-division,  will  intersect;  thence 
""with  said  line  continued  southwardly  until  it  shall 
'^intersect  Spring  street  in  said  sub-division;  thence 
i)  with  Spring  street  to  the  old  line  of  the  Ludlow  farm; 
{I  thence  to  Quarry  street,  in  Kennedy  and  Casey's  sub- 
^  division  ;  thence  with  said  street  to  Lewis  street,  in 
p  Lewis'  sub-division ;  thence  to  Montague's  street  in 
f  said  sub-division  ;  thence  south,  thirty  degrees  east  to 
2  the  Covington  and  Lexington  turnpike  road;  thence 
(£  eastwardly,  with  the  south  line  of  said  turnpike  to 
gthe  most  south-eastwardly  part  of  the  elbow"  of  the 
Proad,  at  the  point  of  the  hill;  thence  eastwardly  to 
gthe  south-west  corner  of  the  Linden  cemetery;  thence 
southw^ardly  to  Willow  street,  at  a  point  thirty  poles 
west  of  the  old  Bank  Lick  road;  thence  eastwardly 


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with  Willow  street  to  Bank  Lick  road;  thence  with 
said  road  to  Wallace's  northern  line  ;  thence  with  the 
same  to  Licking  river;  thence  down  the  Licking  to 
the  present  corporate  limits  at  the  foot  of  Twelfth 
street — shall  hereafter  constitute  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  city  of  Covington  ;  and  the  inhabitants  thereof 
are  hereby  created  a  body  corporate  and  politic,  with 
perpetual  succession,  by  the  name  and  style  of  the 
city  of  Covington;  and  in  that  name  may  contract 
and  be  contracted  with,  sue  and  be  sued,  in  all  courts 
and  places,  whatsoever;  and  may  have  and  use  a  cor- 
porate seal,  and  the  same  to  alter  and  renew  at  plea- 
sure;  and  the  said  corporation  shall  have  concurrent 
jurisdiction  with  the  State  of  Kentucky  over  the 
waters  of  the  Ohio,  and  concurrent  jurisdiction  with 
the  county  of  Campbell  over  the  waters  of  Licking 
opposite  thereto:  Provided^  the  lands  of  Richard 
Southgate,  thus  included,  shall  not  be  taxed  for  city 
purposes,  until  after  the  expiration  of  two  years  from 
the  passage  of  this  act. 
Corporate  Sec.  2.  The  said  city  shall  have,  and  is  hereby 
•wneger*^  vested  with  all  the  rights,  titles,  interests,  privileges, 
power  and  authorit}',  which  were  vested  in,  possessed 
and  held  by  the  original  Trustees  of  Covington,  and 
their  successors,  the  yi^yov  and  Councilmen,  Presi- 
dent and  Common  Council  of  said  city,  and  said  town 
or  city;  but  the  said  rights  shall  be  held  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  subject  to  the  same  trusts,  as  heretofore  ; 
that  all  the  streets,  roads,  lanes,  alle^^s,  commons, 
market  spaces,  public  squares  and  grounds,  and  pub- 
lic landings,  in  said  city,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
vested  in  the  city;  and  where  the  owner  of  any  land, 
within  said  corporation,  shall  lay  out  any  street,  lane, 
alley,  or  any  ground  for  public  use,  and  so  dedicate 
the  same,  it  shall  immediately  vest  in  the  city,  and 
the  authorities  thereof  shall  have  exclusive  control 
over  the  same  for  the  public  use  and  good. 
City  offi-  Sec.  3.  The  officers  of  said  corporation  shall  be  as 
follows  :  Two  members  of  the  City  Council  from 
each  ward ;  a  President  of  the  Council  from  the  city 
at  large  ;  one  Trustee  of  Common  Schools  from  each 
ward;  a  Mayor,  Marshal,  Assessor,  Treasurer,  and 
City  Attorney,  all  of  whom  shall  be  elected  at  the 
charter  election  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  city  ; 


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and  shall  also  consist  of  a  City  Clerk,  and  such  other 
officers  as  the  City  Council  shall,  from  time  to  time, 
create  or  establish ;  and  the  Clerk  and  all  officers 
whose  offices  are  created  by  ordinance,  shall  be  filled 
by  appointment  of  the  Council.  The  officers  elected 
or  appointed  shall  be  subject  to  removal  by  the  Coun- 
cil, whenever  they  shall  deem  the  interest  of  the  city 
requires  it:  Provided,  members  of  the  Council,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council,  Trustees  of  Schools,  and  Mayor, 
shall  not  be  removed.  The  City  Council  shall  have  coundi  to 
power,  by  appointment,  to  fill  all  vacancies  that  shall  cSs?'"* 
occur  in  any  of  the  offices  over  which  they  have  the 
power  of  removal ;  and,  when  vacancies  shall  occur 
in  any  of  the  other  offices,  the  Council  shall  order  an 
election  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

Sec.  4.  The  charter  election  of  said  city  shall  be  Annual 
held  on  the  first  Saturday  in  January  in  each  y  ear.  tions,  wlien 
At  the  first  election  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  all  t^^^^^^^- 
the  elective  officers  shall  be  elected,  and  the  free  white 
male  citizens  of  the  State,  of  the  age  of  21  years  or 
upwards,  who  have  resided  in  the  corporation  of  said 
city  one  year,  and  in  the  ward  where  he  shall  offer  to 
vote  one  week  next  preceding  the  election,  shall  be 
entitled  to  vote  at  said  election.    The  officers  shall 
hold  their  offices  as  follows :    The  members  of  the   Terms  oi 
City  Council  and  President  thereof.   Marshal  and  ^J^J^^.^^  ^'^J' 
Assessor,  two  years;  Mayor,  four  years;  Trustees  of 
schools,  one  year;  City  Clerk,  one  year;  Treasurer 
and  City  Attorney,  one  year.    Of  the  members  of  the 
Council  elected  at  the  first  election,  one  from  each 
ward  shall  serve  for  one  year  only — which  of  the  two 
shall  be   determined  by  lot — so  that  at  the  annual 
charter  election,  onl}^  one  member  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall  be  elected  from  each  ward ;  no  person  shall 
be  eligible  to  a  seat  as  member  of  the  City  Council 
until  he  shall  have  arrived  at  the  age  of  twenty-five 
years,  be  a  citizen  of  the  State,  and  shall  have  resided 
in  said  city  for  three  years,  and  ward  two  months 
next  preceding  the  election  (and  be  the  bona  fide  Repealed, 
owner  of  real  estate  in  said  city).  if  aimnai 

Sec.  5.  If  from  any  cause  the  charter  election  shall  election aoe8 

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not  be  held  on  the  said  lirst  Saturday  m  January,  the  place  on 
corporation  shall  not  thereby  be  dissolved,  but  the  fhe^'^cmmdi 
Council  in  office  shall  order  an  election,  to  be  held  at  iLTiom 


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such  time  as  they  shall  deem  proper,  as  soon  after  the 
regular  day  as  circumstances  will  admit.    The  charter 
election  shall  be  on  the  same  day  in  all  the  wards,  and 
the  Council  shall  prescribe  the  hours  between  which 
it  shall  be  holden,  and  the  place;  and  appoint  two  or 
Inspectors  morc  iuspcctors,  in  each  ward,  to   superintend  the 
elections,  who  shall  be  qualified   voters,  and  shall, 
under  oath,  make  their  returns  to  the  City  Clerk, 
who  shall  lay  the  same  before  the  Council,  and  care- 
fully preserve  the  said  returns  as  records  in  his  office. 
City coun- The  Couucll  shall  be  the  exclusive  judges  of  the 
of  qLiificI- ^.salifications   of  all   the   officers,  candidates,  and 
JI^^.'^^jJ'/'*^"  returns  of  the  inspectors;  and  if  from  any  cause,  the 
officers  returned  elected,  shall  not  be  deemed  elected 
or  eligible,  or  an  election  shall  fail  of  any  particular 
officer,  the  Council  may  order  a  new  one  to  fill  the 
vacancy,  as  provided  in  section  3d.     All  elections 
shall  be  determined  by  a  plurality  of  votes ;  and  all 
officers  elected  or  appointed  for  any  ward  shall  reside 
in  it,  and  a  removal  from  it  shall  vacate  their  office ; 
and  those  elected  by  the  city  at  large  shall  vacate 
their  office  by  removal  from  the  city,  or  three  months 
continued  absence. 
City  may     Qec.  6.  That  tlic  citv  shall  have  power  to  purchase, 
hold  and  sell  hold,  sell  aud  convey  real  estate,  within  or  without 
stoJksfetc.'  the  corporate  limits,  such  as  shall  be  deemed  neces- 
sary for  city  purposes  ;  also  personal  property  and 
stock  in  corporate  companies :  and  may  receive  con- 
veyances of  ground  for   the  purpose  of  opening, 
widening,  or  extending  any  street,  lane,  alley,  com- 
mon, space,  square,  wharf  or  landing,  or  for  any  other 
purpose ;  and  donations  and  subscriptions  in  money 
or  property  to  be  applied  for  such  purposes. 
May  bor-     Sec.  7.  Said  corporatlou  may  borrow  money  on  the 
Ind  p?edg7  credit  thereof,  and  pledge  any  revenue  for  the  pay- 
city'eTc  ''^  nient  of  the  interest,  and  any  and  all  property,  rights 
and  credits,  for  the  redemption  of  the  loan,  and  may 
issue  certificates  of  stock  therefor:  Provided^  no  loan 
shall  be  made  until  the  voters  of  the  city  shall  have 
consented  thereto,  or  a  majority  of  those  voting  on 
the  question  :  And,  provided  further,  that  the  interest 
shall  not  exceed  six  per  centum  per  annum,  nor  the 
indebtedness  of  the  city,  at  any  one  time,  the  sum  of 
1250,000. 


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OF  THE  COTOCIL. 

ARTICLE  TWO. 

Section  1.  The  legislative  power  and  authority  of  Legislative 
said  corporation,  together  with  the  municipal  and  fiscal  pai  author- 
concerns  and  afiairs  thereof,  shall  be  vested  in  the  Yeste"i7e^c"' 
President  and  members  of  the  Council,  who  shall 
meet  together  and  form  one  Board  under  the  denomi- 
nation of  the  City  Council,  and  their  proceedings 
shall  be  distinguished  as  that  of  "the  City  Council  of 
Covington;"  a  majority  of  all  the  members,  including 
the  President,  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  do  busi- 
ness ;  and  in  the  election  or  appointment  of  officers, 
passing  ordinances,  removing  ofiicers,  and  appropri- 
ating money,  a  majority  of  the  whole  Board  shall 
concur.  They  shall  hold  their  regular  meetings  once 
in  two  weeks,  or  at  such  other  times  as  the  President, 
or  in  his  absence  or  inability,  any  four  members  may 
call  or  to  which  they  may  have  adjourned  in  some 
public  place  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  their 
deliberations  shall  be  public. 

Sec.  2.  The  Council  shall  keep  a  journal  of  their  coimdi  to 
proceedings  ;  determine  their  own  rules ;  compel  the  or  pioceed- 
attendance  of  members  ;  may  punish  them  for  disor-  i"gs,  etc. 
derl}^  conduct,  and  expel  a  member  by  a  vote  of  two- 
thirds  of  all  the  members  elect,  after  five  days'  notice, 
specifying  the  charges,  and  allowing  him  an  opportu- 
nity of  being  heard  in  defense. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  addition  hereby  incorporated  in  Addition 
said  city,  shall,  for  the  time  beino:,  constitute  the  6th  to  city  de- 

i^^i  T  •         -I.    '  T     1    ^  A111  Glared  to  be 

and  7th  wards  of  the  city,  divided  thus  :  All  that  por-  cth  and  Tth 
tion  of  the  territory  thus  added,  situated  east  of  the 
turnpike  leading  towards  Lexington,  shall  constitute 
the  6th  ward  ;  and  that  portion  west  of  said  pike,  the 
7th  ward;  and  the  Council  shall,  so  soon  as  may  be, 
after  the  passage  of  this  act,  direct  an  election  for  two 
members  of  the  Council,  to  be  held  in  each  of  said 
wards,  the  candidates  and  voters  possessing  the  same 
qualifications  herein  before  prescribed ;  except  the 
residence  shall  be  within  the  territory  embraced, 
instead  of  the  city  as  heretofore  bounded. 

Sec.  4.  The  Council  shall  enter  into  office,  and 


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comiirto  l^^giJi  the  discharge  of  their  duties  on  the  Thursday 
their  offices  ^ucceeding  the  first  Saturday  in  January,  in  the  year 
^^eir  o  ces,     ^yj^j^.}-^  ^]^gy  shall  be  elected,  and  before  they  shall 
commence  the  duties  of  their  office,  shall  each  be 
Shall  take  sworn  to  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
an  oath.     {Statcs,  thc  Constitutiou  of  Kentucky,  and  the  charter 
of  the  city  of  Covington,  and  that  they  will  well  and 
truly  discharge  the  duties  of  their  respective  offices 
as  members  of  the  Council  of  said  city,  which  oath 
may  be  administered  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  or  by 
any  other  person  having  lawful  authority  by  the  laws 
of  the  Commonwealth  to  administer  oaths;  and  a 
record  shall  be  made  on  the  records  of  the  Council, 
that  it  has  been  duly  administered. 
Shall  re-      ^EC.  5.  It  shall  bc  the  duty  of  the  Council  to  re- 
equStThe  ^^^^^^g^        cquallze  the  wards  whenever  and  as  often 
wards, etc.  as  shall  bc  deemed  necessary:  Provided,  an  enumera- 
tion of  the  inhabitants  shall  precede  any  change  in 
the  boundaries  of  the  wards :  Aiid,  provided  f  urther, 
that  the  wards  shall  always  be  as  equal  in  population 
as  practicable. 

May  pass     Sec.  6.  The  Couucll  shall  have  power  to  pass  all 
ordinances,*^  uccdful  by-laws  and  ordinances,  for  the  due  and 
«tc.         effectual  administration  of  right  and  justice  in  said 
city,  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Mayor's  Court, 
and  for  the  better  government  thereof.    They  may 
legislate  upon  all  subjects  which  the  good  govern- 
ment of  said  city  shall  require,  unless  restrained  by 
the  terms  of  the  charter,  or  the  Constitution  of  this 
State,  notwithstanding  the  Legislature   may  have 
enacted  laws  relating  to  the  same ;  they  may  affix 
such  penalties  for  a  violation  of  such  ordinances,  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars,  as  they  may  deem  the  good 
Ordinances  ordcr  and  welfare  of  the  city  shall  require.    All  ordi- 
ushed.^"^'  nances  passed  by  the  Council,  and  all  their  proceedings 
in  Council,  shall  be  printed  in  a  newspaper  in  said 
city,  or  otherwise,  and  circulated. 
May  have     Sec.  7.   Thc  Couucil  shall  have  full  power  and 
leysfeV,^"  ^^thorlty  to  causc  and  procure  all  the  streets  and 
graded  knd  allcys,  Hiarkct  spaces  and  lanes,  in  said  city,  to  be 
^^"^^  '       graded  and  paved,  MacAdamized  or  tarnpiked,  at  the 
expense  and  cost  of  the  owners  of  lots  fronting  such 
streets  or  alleys;  and  a  petition  in  writing  to  the  said 
Council,  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  larger  part  of 


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the  ground  between  the  points  to  be  improved,  front- 
ing on  an}^  street  or  alley,  public  square,  etc.,  shall 
be  sufficient  to  authorize  the  Council  to  contract  for 
the  grading  and  paving  and  MacAdamizing  or  turn- 
piking  the  same :  Provided,  that  the  said  Council,  by 
a  vote  of  all  the  members  elect,  may  cause  any  street 
or  alley,  public  ground  or  square  in  said  city,  to  be  ^^^^^^^ 

'  graded  and  paved,  or  turnpiked  at  the   cost  and  lots  to  pay 
expense  of  the  owners  of  the  lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  paving, et'i?' 
fronting  on  such  street  or  alley,  etc.,  without  petition 
or  consent ;  and  when  the  grading,  paving,  or  turn- 
piking  shall  be  completed,  the  Council  shall  appor- 
tion the  cost  and  expense  equally  on  the  lot  owners, 
according  to  the  feet  fi^ont.    And  a  lien  is  hereby 
given  on  the  lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  for  the  same ;  which 
costs  and  expenses  may  be  listed  and  collected,  as 
other  taxes  are,  by  the  city  Collector,  or  any  special 
collector,  who  shall  have  authority  to  sell  and  convey 
the  lots  or  parts  of  lots  for  the  same,  according  to 
such  by-laws  and  regulations  as  shall  be  adopted  by 
the  Council  :  Provided,  however,  that  the  owner  of  any   Lots  soui 
lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  sold  for  the  payment  of  the  pj^'^^JI-^ 
costs  and  expenses  of  such  grading  and  paving,  Mac-  redeemed, 
Adamizing  or  turnpiking,  as  aforesaid,  who  has  not  ^  ^' 
consented  in  writing  for  that  purpose,  shall  be  allowed 
five  years  to  redeem  the  same,  by  paying  to  the  pur- 
chaser of  said  lot  or  part  of  a  lot,  so  sold  as  aforesaid, 
the  purchase  money  with  fifty  per  centum  interest 
per  annum,  and  ten  per  centum  interest  on  all  the 
taxes  and  levies  that  may  have  subsequently  accrued  ; 
and  those  who  may  have  consented  in  writing  may 
redeem  at  any  time  within  one  year,  on  payment  of 
the  like  interest:  Provided,  that  infants,  femes  covert,   Proviso  in 
and  persons  of  unsound  mind,  shall  have  one  year  to  Snts,  feml" 
redeem  on  like  terms,  after  their  respective  disabilities  ^^^^^t' 
shall  be  removed:  Provided,  the  Council  shall,  by  a  Council 
vote  of  two -thirds,  have  power  to  pay  for  the  grading  grSing  and 

-   of  the  streets  out  of  the  city  Treasury.  paving. 
Sec.  8.  The  Council  shall  have  power  and  authority  side-waiks 
to  cause  and  procure  the  sidewalks  in  said  city  to  be  IndpS?'^ 
graded,  curbed,  and  paved,  with  stone  or  brick,  and 
to  apportion  the  cost  and  expenses  among  the  owners 
of  lots  fronting  or  binding  thereon;  and  a  lien  is 
hereby  given  on  the  said  lots  to  secure  the  payment 


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of  said  costs  and  expenses,  to  attach  from  the  time 
the  work  is  ordered  to  be  put  under  contract,  provided 
the  owners  do  not  have  said  work  done  in  the  man- 
May  fill   ner  and  within  the  time  prescribed.     The  Council 
streetsTai-  shall  have  the  like  power  to  cause  and  procure  the 
leys,  etc.     strccts  and  alleys,  now  established,  or  hereafter  to  be 
established,  within  said  city,  to  be  filled,  leveled,  and 
graded,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  off  the  water,  or 
preparatory  to  paving  or  turnpiking,  at  the  costs  and 
expense  of  the  owners  of  the  lots  fronting  or  bound- 
owners  of  ing  thcrcou;  and  a  like  lien  is  hereby  given  and 
pay'on  prop-  allowcd  ou  sald  lots  and  parts  of  lots,  to  secure  the 
8oid,*etcf    payment  of  said  costs  and  expenses,  and  the  costs  and 
expenses  accruing  under  the  provisions  of  this  section, 
shall  be  listed  and  collected  in  like  as  those  for  paving 
and  turnpiking;  and  the  collectors  shall  have  like 
authority  to  sell  and  convey  the  same,  as  is  provided 
May  be  re-  for  lu  thc  forcgolug  scctlou  ;  and  the  said  lots  or  parts 
deemed,  etc.  shall  bc  liable  to  redemption  in  one  year  from 

the  day  of  sale,  with  fifty  per  centum  interest  per 
annum  thereon,  securing  to  infants,  femes  covert,  and 
persons  of  unsound  mind,  the  right  respectively  to 
redeem  within  one  year  after  the  removal  of  their 
several  disabilities. 
May  order     Sec.  9.  Whcuever  at  any  time  the  streets,  alleys,  or 
Itreets,  etc.  sldewalks  of  tlic  Said  city  shall  be  out  of  repair,  the 
said  Council  shall  have  power  to  order  and  direct  the 
same  to  be  repaired  at  the  expense  of  owners  of  lots 
opposite  the  places  where  the  repairs  shall  be  neces- 
sary ;  and  the  same  lien  shall  attach ;  the  costs  and 
expenses  thereof  shall  be  collected  in  like  manner  as 
is  provided  in  the  foregoing  section. 
May  pre-  Couucil  shall  havc  power  to  prescribe, 

sjrj^be^duties  by  ordiuancc,  thc  duties  of  the  ofiicers  appointed  by 
etc.  ^  ^'  them,  requiring  bond  and  security  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  their  duties,  from  such  of  them  as 
they  may  think  proper.  And  all  ofiicers  of  their 
appointment  shall  be  removable  at  their  pleasure  for 
good  cause. 

May  pass     Sec.  11.  The  Councll  shall  have  power  to  pass  such 
fo^prStec-^  ordinances  as  may  be  necessary  to  protect  the  city 
diseas^e^'e"?  ^^^^      malignant  and  contagious  diseases,  and  may, 
'  for  that  purpose  appoint  a  Board  of  Health,  and  con- 
fer on  it  all  necessary  power,  whenever  in  their  judg- 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


11 


ment  the  interest  and  safety  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
city  may  render  it  necessary  and  proper ;  and  they 
may,  in  their  discretion,  appoint  a  Health  Officer  for 
the  city,  and  define  his  powers  and  duties  by  ordi- 
nance ;  and  they  shall  provide  a  pest  house,  in  which 
they  may  have  persons  placed  who  are  infected  with 
said  contagious  and  malignant  diseases,  subject  to 
such  regulations  as  they  may  prescribe. 

Sec.  12.    The  Council  shall   also  have  power  to  May  organ - 
organize  a  fire  department,  for  the  extinguishment  of  partmJntf 
fires  that  may  occur  in  the  city ;  to  provide  engines 
and  other  apparatus  for  that  purpose,  and  suitable 
buildings  for  the  safe  keeping  of  the  same  ;  to  organ- 
ize and  appoint  fire  companies  of  able-bodied  and 
efficient  men,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  and  fifty  in 
each  company  or  association,  who  shall  be  exempt 
from  serving  on  juries,  and  from  doing  military  ser- 
vice in  time  of  peace,  during  the  period  they  are 
attached  to  said  companies  or  association;  and  to 
pass  such  by-laws  and  ordinances  as  may  be  neces- 
sary^ for  the  government  and  regulations  of  the  same, 
as  they  may  deem  expedient;  and  the  said  Co  Uncil   May  invest 
shall  have  power  to  invest  the  officers,  members,  orpJi-^^^w^* 
any  portion  of  said  fire  companies,  with  police  powers,  e^^- 
to  be  exercised  during  fires,  alarms  of  fire,  or  going 
to  and  returning  therefrom;  Provided,  that  the  Coun- 
cil shall  have  power  to  disband  any  such  companies, 
and  deprive  them  of  their  engines,  apparatus,  build- 
ings, or  other  property,  for  proper  cause.    The  Coun-  Mayap- 
cil  shall  also  have  power  to  appoint  a  chief  engineer  eSe^J,^^^^ 
for  said  fire  companies,  for  such  time  as  they  may 
think  expedient,  and  discharge  him  at  pleasure;  and 
may  prescribe  his  powers  and  duties.    They  may  also 

•  •/  t/  jVL£ty  pun.- 

pass  all  necessary  ordinances  for  the  preservation  of  ishriots.etc 
the  peace  and  safety  of  the  city ;  to  punish  all  persons 
for  disorderly,  riotous  or  improper  conduct,  during 
times  of  fire,  and  to  impose  fines  on  such  as  may 
refuse,  when  called  upon  by  the  proper  officers  of  the 
companies  or  associations,  to  render  assistance  in  the 
extinguishment  of  fires:  Provided,  that  when  a  fire-  Firemen 
man  shall  have  served  faithfully  for  twelve  years,  and  yea^s'^Tbe 
shall  receive  a  certificate  of  faithful  service,  ordered  thenexempt. 
by  the  company,  they  shall  be  exempt  from  serving 


etc. 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


on  juries,  and  from  militia  duty  in  time  of  peace  for- 


ever. 


power  over 
city  prison 


May  pro-  Sec.  13.  The  Council  shall  also  have  power,  with 
erecfioi%f  the  concurrence  of  three-fourths  thereof,  to  prohibit 
wooden      t]^e  erection  of  buildino^s  of  wood,  and  to  res:ulate  the 

buildings,  n  ii'it  •  n  -i 

etc.  height  ot  such  buildiugs  m  any  part  oi  the  city,  if 

they  shall  be  of  opinion  that  danger  would  ensue  by 
the  construction  of  such  buildings,  to  valuable  and 
permanent  improvements ;  and  they  may  pass  ordi- 
nances to  enforce  the  power  given  by  this  section, 
with  suitable  penalties. 
Shall  have  Sec.  14.  Thc  Couucil  shall  have  power  over  and 
control  of  the  c\ty  prison,  and  shall  regulate  the  gov- 
ernment thereof.  The  Council  shall  also  have  power, 
and  it  shall  be  their  duty,  to  erect  or  procure  a  suita- 
Shall  have  ble  building  or  buildings  for  a  poor  house,  watch 
apoorhoiise.  j^^^g^^  ^  work  housc,  a  honse  of  correction,  and  a 
house  of  refuge,  to  be  regulated  and  managed  by 
suitable  persons,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Council  for 
that  purpose;  and  in  apartments  distinct  from  those 
for  the  infirm  and  indigent,  provision  shall  be'  made 
May  con-  for  coufiniug  commou  beggars,  vagrants  and  such 
other  persons  as  may  be  sentenced  for  short  periods 
of  confinement,  by  Justices  of  the  Peace  within  the 
city,  or  by  the  Mayor's  Court,  for  breach  of  the  peace 
or  other  petty  oftences ;  where  they  shall  be  employed 
on  such  labor,  and  made  to  perform  such  tasks,  as 
shall  be  directed  by  ordinances  of  the  Council,  in 
such  cases  made  and  provided,  and  which  ordinances 
they  shall  have  power  to  pass.  Persons  committed  to 
the  work  house  shall  be  sent  there  and  received  by 
virtue  of  warrants  from  the  Mayors  Court  or  Justice, 
as  the  case  may  be,  and  discharged  by  the  Overseers 
of  the  work  house  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  for 
May  ap-  which  they  were  sentenced:  Provided,  that  the  length 
feerf  ofThe  ^f  tluic  of  Confinement  shall  be  specified  in  the  war- 
poor,  rsint  of  commitment.  Special  Overseers  of  the  poor 
may  be  appointed  by  the  Council  (and  in  default  of 
their  appointment  a  committee  of  the  Council),  who 
shall  place  the  poor  persons  in  the  poor  house  at  their 
discretion;  but  the  whole  establishment  for  the  benefit 
of  the  poor  shall  be  under  the  immediate  care  and 
control  of,  and  subject  to  frecjuent  visitation  by,  the 
Council. 


and  vag- 
rants in 
poor  house. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


13 


Sec.  15.  The  Council  shall  also  have  power,  when-  May  pro- 
ever  the  public  convenience  and  comfort  require  it,  to  JiniV'etSi 
prohibit  hoo's,  cattle,  horses,  and  other  animals,  from  f'?'"  ™n- 

■t  .  &  '        ^       '  '  '  nmg  at 

runnmg  at  large  m  the  streets,  lanes,  alley's,  commons,  large, 
and  other  public  places  in  the  city,  and  to  require  and 
compel  the  abatement  of  all  nuisances  within  the 
citv,  under  such  regulations  and  in  such  manner,  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  16.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  provide,  Maysup. 
by  ordinance,  for  the  suppression  of  tippling  houses,  Jung  houses 
bawdy  houses,   and  those  of   ill-fame :  fifambliner  ^i.'"?,,  j^^"^^^ 

«^^',-,  1     ^  ^  of  ill-fame. 

houses,  and  such  other  houses  as  are  the  common 
resort  of  idle,  dissolute  and  disorderly  persons;  to 
prohibit  all  retailers  of  spirituous  liquors  without 
license,  by  imposing  adequate  penalties  on  those  who 
shall  retail  such  liquors  without  license;  and  to  pun- 
ish, by  imposing  similar  penalties  on  all  riots,  dis- 
orders, and  clamors  in  the  streets  and  public  places, 
breaches  of  the  peace,  and  disturbances  of  the  public 
tranquility,  and  indecent  and  licentious  conduct. 

Sec.  17.  The  Council  shall  have  power  to  erect  one   May  erect 
or  more  suitable  buildings  for  powder  magazines;  to  P^j^^g'" 
provide  suitable  carriages  for  the  conveyance  of  gun- 
l^owder,  and  to  pass  ordinances  to  prohibit  the  intro- 
duction of  gunpowder  into  the  city,  and  other  explo- 
sive compounds,  and  the  keeping  and  sale  thereof 
without  license  :  Provided,  th'dt  the  Council  shall  have   May  pro- 
power  to  license,  tax  and  regulate  the  keeping  and  o^powS, 
sale  thereof.    They  shall  also  have  power  to  impose  f/eeiire^eTc!* 
fines  upon  persons  w^ho  shall  sell  gunpowder  to  child- 
ren under  sixteen  years  of  age  and  negroes. 

Sec.  18.  The  Council  shall  have  also  the  exclusive  shaiihave 
powder  to  construct  and  bargain,  and  contract  for  the  power  to 
construction  of  gas  and  water  works,  within  said  wSsf  etc. 
city,  and  pass  all  necessary  ordinances  to  regulate  the 
same,  and  provide  for  lighting  the  city  with  oil  or 
gas,  or  otherwise,  and  for  furnishing  it  with  water. 

Sec.  19.  The  Council  shall  have  exclusive  power  to  shaiihave 
establish  and  regulate  markets  and  market  spaces,  power  to 
wharves  and  docks,  and  to  fix  the  rates  of  wharfage  ^frkets, 
and  other  fees  for  the  use  thereof;  they  shall  also  ^^'^''^'•^es'.  etc. 
have  exclusive  power  to  establish  and  regulate  the 
grades  of  all  wharves  and  landings ;  all  banks  of  the 
rivers  Ohio  and  Licking,  within  the  corporate  limits, 


14  CHARTER  OF  THE 

and  all  sidewalks,  streets,  alleys,  lanes,  spaces  and 
commons  of  the  city.    They  shall  have  also  the  exclu- 
^ ,,        sive  control  of  the  streets,  sidewalks,  lanes,  alleys, 
market  spaces  and  other  public  grounds  within  the 
/         corporate  limits,  and  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  kept 
/         clean  and  in  repair. 

OF  THE  CITY  MARSHAL  AND  OTHER  OFFI- 
CERS OF  THE  CITY. 

ARTICLE  THREE. 

sharJdu-'"  Section  1.  The  City,  Marshal,  if  required  by  the 
ties, etc.;  Couucil,  shall  havc  a  resident  deputy  in  each  ward  in 
d^eputier  said  city,  whose  appointment  shall  be  made  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Council.  He  shall,  by  him- 
self, or  deputies,  attend  all  the  sessions  of  the  Council, 
together  with  those  of  the  Mayor's  Court,  and  pre- 
serve and  enforce  order  under  their  and  his  direction. 
He  shall,  b}^  himself  or  deputies,  execute  all  processes 
emanating  from  the  Mayor  or  the  Ma^^or's  Court ;  he 
shall  have  the  power  of  Sheriffs  in  levying  executions, 
and  executing  and  returning  process,  within  the  juris- 
diction of  the  Mayor's  Court;  he  shall  have  the  same 
power  to  serve  notices  in  writing  that  constables  in 
the  county  of  Kenton  by  law  have,  and  for  any  pur- 
pose that  constables  have  authority  to  do;  and  his 
return  thereon,  either  to  the  Circuit  Court  or  the 
Ma^'or's  Court,  shall  be  sufficient  evidence  of  such 
service;  he  shall  collect  the  fees  of  the  Mayor  and 
City  Clerk,  if  required  by  them  ;  he  shall  be  a  con- 
May  be  servator  of  the  peace  of  said  city;  he  may  be  chosen 
i^c*tor°  shall  ^ity  Collector;  he  shall  give  bond  and  sufficient 
give  bond,  sccurity  in  an  adequate  penalty  before  the  Council  to 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  with  a  condition 
faithfully  to  perform  the  duties  of  his  office,  to  collect 
and  pay  over  to  the  persons  entitled  thereto  all  sums 
of  money  entrusted  to  him  for  collection,  and  which 
may  have  come  into  his  hands  by  his  having  received 
and  collected  tlie  same.  A  lien  shall  exist,  and  is 
hereby  granted  and  given,  on  the  real  estate  and 
slaves  of  the  said  Marshal  and  his  securities,  from  the 
time  of  executing  bond  as  aforesaid,  to  secure  the 
payment  of  all  moneys  that  shall  have  been  received 
and  collected  by  him,  or  which  shall  otherwise  come 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


15 


to  his  hands  as  Marshal  of  said  city,  to  pay  and 
account  for,  and  for  any  official  liability ;  and  a  similar 
lien  shall  exist,  and  is  hereby  granted  and  given,  on 
the  real  estate  and  slaves  of  the  said  Marshal  and  his 
securities,  from  the  time  of  executing  bond  as  City 
Collector,  should  he  be  chosen  Collector,  to  secure 
the  payment  of  all  sums  collected  by  him,  or  which 
may  otherwise  come  to  his  hands  as  Collector  of  said 
city.  He  shall  be  entitled  to  charge  and  receive  the 
same  fees,  for  the  like  services,  which  sheriffs  are  by 
law  entitled  to  receive;  and  shall  have  the  same  pow- 
ers, within  the  limits  of  the  Mayor's  jurisdiction,  to 
collect  the  same.  He  and  his  sureties  shall  be  liable 
to  judgment  by  motion  in  the  Mayor's  Court,  in  favor 
of  any  person  entitled  to  moneys  collected  by  him  in 
the  same  manner,  and  subject  to  the  same  costs  and 
damages  that  sheriffs  are  liable  for  by  existing  laws ; 
and  when  he  shall  receive  and  collect  moneys  as  City 
Collector,  he  and  his  sureties  in  his  bond  as  Collector, 
shall  be  liable  to  judgment,  by  motion  in  either  of  the 
aforesaid  Courts,  for  failing  to  pay  over  to  the  city  of 
Covington,  or  to  the  persons  entitled  thereto,  all 
moneys  entrusted  to  him  to  be  collected,  and  actually 
received  and  collected  by  him  as  Collector,  with  ten 
per  centum  damages  and  costs  of  the  motion.  Five 
days' notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  making  such 
motions  shall  be  sufficient ;  and  there  shall  he  no 
replevin,  or  valuation  of  property,  on  executions 
issuing  on  such  judgment. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  a  City  Treasurer,  who  shall  cityTroa- 
be  elected  by  the  qualified  electors  of  the  city,  at  the  erjeted°''^ 
time  and  places  of  electing  members  of  the  City 
Council,  and  shall  hold  his  office  for  one  year.  Before 
entering  upon  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office,   shaii  give 
he  shall  give  bond  to  the  said  city,  in  such  form  and 
amount,  and  with  such  securities  as  the  Council  may 
direct  and  approve;  which  bond  shall  be  tiled  with 
the  City  Clerk.    He  shall  have  charge  of  the  Trea- 
sury and  fiscal  concerns  of  the  city.    It  shall  be  his   His  duties 
duty  to  receive  all  moneys  of  the  city,  but  he  shall  ^  ^' 
not  pay  out  or  expend  the  same,  in  anywise,  except 
upon  the  order  of  the  Council ;  which  order  shall 
specify  for  what  purpose  the  same  is  to  be  paid.  He 
shall,  at  all  times,  have  and  keep  a  careful  and  cor- 


16 


CHARTER  OF  THE 


rect  account  of  all  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the 
Treasury  as  the  Council  may  direct,  which  accounts 
shall  always  be  open  to  the  inspection  and  examina- 
tion of  the  Council  or  its  proper  committee  ;  and  shall 
report  the  amount  of  moneys  in  the  Treasury  to  the 
Council  at  the  first  meetino^  in  each  month  ;  and  he 
Shall  shall  exhibit  to  the  Council,  on  the  15th  day  of  De- 
uuai%rort  each  year,  a  full  statement  of  the  receipts 

uua  repoi  ,  ^^^^  expcuditures  of  the  city  since  his  last  annual 
report,  and  of  the  state  and  condition,  for  the  time 
being,  of  the  Treasury  and  fiscal  concerns  of  the 
city.    He  shall  perform  all  such  other  duties  apper- 
taining to  his  ofiice,  as  the  Council  may  ordain  ;  and 
His  salary,  foi'  hls  scrviccs,  shall  rcceivc  such  a  compensation  or 
salary  as  may  be  provided  b}^  ordiii^ance.    He  may  be 
removed  from  oflfice  for  good  cause,  by  a  vote  of  two- 
thirds  of  the  whole  number  of  the  Council,  and  the 
Council   shall  have  power  to   supply  the  vacancy 
occasioned  by  his  removal  from  office,  death,  resigna- 
tion, absence  from  the  State,  or  other  cause. 
P.rv,^,-.       Sec.  3.  There  shall  be  one  or  more  commissioners 
st?S  their      streets,  as  the  Council  may  ordain.    It  shall  be 
duties,  etc.  their  duty,  subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Council, 
and  in  conformity  with  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  to 
enforce  all  ordinances  and  regulations  relating  to  the 
cleaning  and  lighting  of  the  streets,  and  generally  to 
perform  all  such  duties,  and  exercise  all  such  powers, 
compensa-'as  the  Couucll  may  ordain;   and  for  their  services 
shall  receive  a  compensation  to  be  fixed  and  regulated 
by  the  Council. 
Clerk  oi       Sec.  4.  There  shall  be  a  clerk  of  markets,  with  one 
markets  or  morc  asslstants,  as  the  Council  may  ordain.  It 
.aSts^their  shall  bc  their  duty  to  enforce  all  ordinances  and  regu- 
duties,etc.  i^^^jQ^jg         ^-^Q  Council,  in  relation    to  the  market 
houses  and  places  of  the  city,  and  generally  to  per- 
form such  other  duties,  not  inconsistent  therewith,  as 
the  Council  may  ordain;  and  for  their  services  shall 
receive  a  compensation  to  be  fixed  and  regulated  by 
the  Council.    The  said  Superintendent  shall  hold  his 
ofiice  daring  such  time  as  the  Council  shall  ordain. 
Wharf        Sec.  5.  There  shall  be  a  Wharf  Master,  with  one 
Master  and  qy  move  assistauts,  as  the  Council  may  ordain.  It 
ant"  theYr  "  shall  bc  their  duty  to  enforce  all  ordinances  and  reg- 
duties,etc.  ^|.^^ioj^g  isolating  to  the  wharves  and  landing  places 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


17 


ardens, 
their  duties, 
etc. 


within  the  city,  and  generally  to  perform  all  such 

duties,  not  inconsistent  therewith,  as  the  Council  may 

direct ;  and  for  their  services  they  shall  receive  a  com-  compeusa- 

pensation  to  be  fixed  and  regulated  by  the  Council. 

The  said  Wharf  Master  shall  hold  his  ofiice  during 

such  time  as  the  Council  shall  ordain. 

Sec.  6.  There  shall  be  a  City  Physician,  one  or  ^.cuy  ^Phy- 
more  Keepers  of  the  Poor  House;  and  when,  in  the  keepers  of 
opinion  of  the  Council,  the  interest  of  the  city  shall  houfeT'^port 
render  it  necessary  and  proper,  one  or  more  port  war- 
dens, and  a  city  engineer,  and  shall  hold  their  respec- 
tive offices  one  year — shall  be  appointed  and  quali- 
fied, and  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such 
powers,  and  receive  such  compensation  as  the  Council  compensa- 
shall  ordain. 

Sec.  7.  There  shall  be   appointed  one  or  more  inspectors 
Inspectors  of  beef,  pork,  lard,  butter,  fish,  salt,  flour,  LdTet?.^'  ' 
meal,  biscuit,  feathers,  tobacco,  leather  and  other  pro- 
ducts; one  or  more  Inspectors  and  Guagers  of  foreign 
and  domestic  spirits,  malt  liquors,  molasses,  linseed 
and  other  oils,  and  one  or  more  Measurers  or  Weigh-  Measurers, 
ers  .of  w^ood,  coal,  lime,  hay  and  the  like,  who  shall  woodr'^coai! 
have  the  sole  and  exclusive  license  to  exercise  the 
functions  of  their  respective  ofiices  within  the  limits 
of  said  city.    Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their  ^  to  give 
offices,  they  shall  each  give  bond  to  the  city  of  Cov- 
ington,  in  such  form  and   amount,  and  with  such 
security,  as  the  Council  shall  require,  which  bonds 
shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk.    The  said  officers   Their  ,  du- 
when  appointed  and  qualified  shall  perform   their  ^^^'^ 
duties  respectively  in  said  city,  in  the  same  manner, 
and  subject  to  the  same  regulations  and  penalties  as 
are  or  may  be  required  and  provided  for  like  officers 
by  the  law  of  the  Commonwealth,  or   as  in  the 
absence  or  for  want  of  such  laws,  may  be  ordained  by 
the  City  Council  of  said  city.    Their  fees  shall  be   Their  fees, 
regulated  by  the  Council. 

THE  POLICE. 

ARTICLE  FOUR. 

Section  1.  The  City  Marshal  shall  be  the  chief  of  Marshaito 
the  Police ;  and  there  shall  be  in  said  city  such  police-  poUcJ.*^ 
men  and  watchmen  as  the  Council  mav,  from  time  to 
2 


bond. 


18 


CHARTER  OF  THE 


time,  ordain.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  of  the 
^^ojicemen  Pollce,  and  his  assistants,  and  of  said  policemen  and 
en,  their  watchmen,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  or  the 
ities.  President  of  the  Council,  and  in  conformity  with  the 
ordinances  of  said  city,  to  suppress  all  riots,  routs, 
unlawful  assemblies,  disturbances  and  breaches  of  the 
peace.  It  shall  also  be  their  duty,  and  they  shall  have 
the  power  to  apprehend  all  felons,  common  gamblers, 
rioters,  breakers  or  disturbers  of  the  peace,  night 
walkers,  vagrants,  persons  of  evil  fame  and  of  disor- 
derly and  riotous  conduct;  and  all  such  persons  may 
be  apprehended  without  warrant  by  the  said  Police 
officer,  or  any  of  them,  and  may  be.  taken,  with  such 
evidence  as  they  may  possess,  before  the  Mayor's 
Court  or  some  Justice  of  the  Peace,  to  be  dealt  with 
according  to  law;  and  if  such  apprehension  shall  be 
in  the  night,  then  to  the  watch-house  for  safekeeping 
until  morning.  They  shall  also  have  the  power  and 
perform  the  duties  of  patrollers.  They  shall  have 
authority  to  pursue,  arrest,  with  proper  warrant,  any 
person  or  persons  fleeing  from  justice  in  any  part  of 
the  State  of  Kentucky ;  to  apprehend,  without  war- 
rant, any  and  all  persons  in  the  act  of  committing 
any  offense  against  the  laws  of  the  State,  or  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  city,  and  forthwith  bring  such  person 
or  persons  before  the  proper  authority  for  examina- 
tion ;  and  at  all  times  diligently  and  faithfully  to 
enforce  all  such  laws,  ordinances  and  regulations,  for 
the  preservation  of  the  peace,  good  order  and  wel- 
fare of  the  city,  as  the  City  Council  may  ordain ;  and 
for  such  purpose  they  shall  have  all  the  power  of 
constables ;  they  shall  be  paid  for  their  services  such 


Council       Section  1.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to 
power^^T   assess  and  collect  taxes  on  such  real  and  personal 
coifecrtax  ^^tatc  lu  Said  city  as  they  may  designate,  not  exceed- 
ed, etc.       ing  forty  cents  on  each  one  hundred  dollars  valuation 
for  revenue  purposes,  and  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents 
for  each  tythe;  but  such  taxes  shall  be  uniform  on 


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ARTICLE  FIVE. 


CITY  OF  COVIT^GTON. 


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every  description  of  property  assessed  by  them:  Pro- 
vided, that  buildings   for   churches,  public  school- 
houses,  colleges,  and  the  grounds  attached  thereto, 
and  dedicated  solely  for  the  use  thereof ;  cemeteries 
and  machinery  of  manufactures  shall  be  exempt  from 
taxation.    They  shall  take  in  and  make  a  list  of  all  Taxable 
taxable  inhabitants  within  said  city,  separately,  in  "o  be^iS! 
each  ward,  and  affix  against  the  name  of  each  inhabi- 
tant  the  amount  of  his,  her,  or  their  real  estate  in 
said  city,  with  a  proper  description  by  number  or  situ- 
ation; and  also,  the  true  and  just  value  of  such  real 
estate,  together  with  the  personal  estate  of  each  of  said 
inhabitants,  whether  it  shall  consist  of  goods,  stocks, 
manufactures,  or  other  property  that  may  be  designated 
for  taxation  by  the  Council,  which  list  may  be  required 
to  be  made  by  the  party,  verified  by  his  or  her  oath  ;  or 
if  the  party  refuse  to  give  ,in  a  list  and  swear  to  the 
same,  the  value  shall  be  assessed  by  the  Assessor, 
from  the  best  information  he  may  possess.    The  com-  Assessor, 
pensation  of  the  Assessor  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Coun-  sitio'^^'^Ed^* 
cil,  so  that  it  shall  not  exceed  six  cents  per  list.    The  '^""es- 
Assessor  shall  take  a  list  of  all  white  children  in  said 
city  between  the  ages  of  five  and  sixteen  years,  dis- 
tinguishing between  the  male  and  female. 

Sec.  2.  The  books  of  assessment  for  the  revenue   Books  ot 
taxes  of  said  city  shall  hereafter  be  returned  to  the  Jo'^e^^!"* 
City  Council  by  the  Assessor  on  or  before  the  15th  tu^-ned  by 
day  of  March  in  each  year;  and  immediately  after  ^^'^ 
the  said  assessment  shall  be  received  and  approved  by 
the  Board,  the  City  Clerk  shall  make  out  a  tax  bill  citycierk 
against  each  person  assessed  with  taxes,  specifying  {^^''^Jfj® 
thereon  each  item  of  taxation,  the  value  thereof,  and  etc.  . 
the  tax  imposed;  and  where  taxes  are  levied  upon 
property  belonging  to  persons  unknown,  then  a  sepa- 
rate bill  shall  be  made  out  for  each  species  of  prop- 
erty taxed;  all  of  which  shall  be  signed  by  the  Clerk 
officially,  and  shall  be  delivered  by  him  to  the  City  Tj^^buis 
Treasurer,  within  thirty   days  after  the  same  are    be  deiiv- 
ordered  to  be  made  out  by  said  Board,  taking  the  surer,  etc. 
receipt  of  the  Treasurer  for  the  gross  amount  of  taxes 
contained  in  said  bills.    The  Treasurer,  upon  receiv-  Treasurer 
ing  such  bills,  shall  give  public  notice  in  the  news-  ^otice^of 
papers  of  said  city,  and  by  posting  up  notices  in  each  fcins  being 
ward,  that  the  tax  bills  for  the  taxes  of  the  current 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


year  are  in  his  hands,  and  that  payment  of  the  taxes 
is  required  to  be  made  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June 
thereafter;  after  which  period  there  shall  be  added 
fifteen  per  centum  to  the  taxes  contained  in  the  tax 

Treasurer  bills  thcu  uupaid.     The  Trcasurcr  shall  deliver  the 

jiptsTetc]  tax  bill  to  the  person  paying  the  tax,  indorsing 
thereon,  "Received  pay,"  and  sign  his  name  ofificially 

Deiiu-  to  the  receipt.  Within  five  days  after  the  said  first 
day  of  June  the  Treasurer  shall  indorse  the  remain- 
ing tax  bills,  if  any  in  his  hands,  '^Delinquent,"  sign 
his  name  as  aforesaid,  and  return  them  to  the  City 

Clerk's  Clerk,  who  shall  thereupon  enter  a  credit  for  the  same 
upon  the  Treasurer's  receipt,  and  immediately  add  to 
said  tax  bills  fifteen  per  centum,  and  place  the  same 
into  the  hands  of  the  Collector  of  the  city  for  collec- 

coiiector's  tlou,  taking  a  receipt  for  the  amount  thereof.  Upon 
the  reception  of  said  bills,  the  Collector  shall  forth- 
with proceed  to  the  collection  of  the  taxes  therein 
specified,  from  the  person  or  persons  owing  the  same; 
and  for  that  purpose  he  shall  be  and  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  distrain  upon  all  personal  property  which  he 
may  find  in  said  city  belonging  to  the  delinquent,  or 
so  much  as  may  be  necessar^^  to  pay  the  amount  of 
the  taxes  due,  the  per  centum  and  the  costs,  and  dis- 
pose of  the  same  by  sale  in  the  same  manner  that 
sherifts  are  authorized  to  do  in  collecting  the  county 
levy  ;  and  no  personal  property  shall  be  exempt  from 
said  distress.  In  case  no  personal  property  can  be 
found  by  the  Collector,  he  shall  then  proceed  to 
advertise  and  sell  the  real  estate  of  the  delinquent 
in  the  manner  that  sherififs  are  authorized  to  do,  in 
advertising  and  selling  real  estate  by  virtue  of  an 
execution,  except  that  there  shall  be  no  valuation,  and 
the  estate  shall  be  sold  in  front  of  the  public  square 
in  said  city ;  and  within  six  days  thereafter  the  Col- 
lector shall  make  a  full  return  of  said  sale,  specifying 
therein  a  proper  description  of  the  property,  the 
names  of  the  owners,  when  known,  and  purchasers, 
the  amount  sold,  and  the  time  when  sold,  together 

Clerk.  with  a  copy  of  the  advertisement,  to  the  City  Clerk, 
who  shall  record  the  same  in  a  book  kept  for  that 
purpose,  and  file  away  and  carefully  preserve  the  said 
proceedings  among  the  papers  of  his  ofiice.  The 
owners  may  have  a  right  to  redeem  the  real  esiate 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


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which  may  be  thus  sold  b}^  the  Collector,  at  any  time 
within  three  years,  by  paying  or  tendering  to  the  pur- 
chaser the  amount  of  his  purchase  money,  together 
with  all  taxes  and  levies  which  have  been  subse- 
quently levied  thereon,  and  fifty  per  centum,  and  after 
the  first  year  fifty  per  centum  per  annum  ;  and  when 
the  purchaser  shall  not  be  a  resident  of  the  city,  or 
can  not  be  found,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  City  T  rea-  Tieasurer. 
surer  to  receive  the  money  for  which  the  estate  pro- 
posed to  be  redeemed  was  sold,  adding  the  p3r  cent, 
assessed  thereon;  which  shall  be  as  effectual  in 
redeeming  the  property  as  if  it  had  been  paid  to  pur- 
chaser. Upon  the  production  of  the  certificate  of 
sale,  b}^  the  purchaser  or  his  assigns,  the  Treasurer 
shall  pay  over  the  said  money  to  him,  taking  a  receipt 
for  the  same  on  the  back  thereof,  which  shall  be 
handed  over  to  the  City  Clerk,  to  be  recorded  in  the 
same  book  in  which  the  sales  are  recorded.  The  collector 
Collector  or  his  successor  shall  make  the  deed  to  the  deeTto^ pro- 
purchaser  of  any  real  estate  sold  for  the  taxes,  which  fo^^^^^J'^ 
shall  pass  the  title,  unless  the  same  shall  have  been 
redeemed ;  for  such  deed  he  shall  be  allowed  two  dol- 
lars, to  be  paid  by  the  purchaser.  For  the  collection 
of  taxes  the  Collector  shall  be  allowed  seven  per 
centum,  to  be  paid  by  the  city,  and  twent^^-five  cents 
for  each  levy  on  personal  property,  and  twenty-five 
cents  for  each  certificate  of  sale  of  real  estate ;  both 
fees  to  be  taxed  as  costs  and  added  to  the  tax  bills. 
For  insuring  the  payment  of  the  taxes  of  said  city,  a 
lien  shall  exist,  and  is  hereby  given  upon  all  property 
assessed,  real  and  personal,  from  the  first  day  of  Jan- 
uary, in  each  year,  until  payment  thereof,  which  shall 
not  be  invalidated  or  affected  by  subsequent  incum- 
brances, transfers  or  sales. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  to  pay  collector 
over  the  taxes,  as  fast  as  collected,  to  the  Treasurer,    p^y  oyer 

T  ,  1  P  n        ,  n       '  T  1         ,1      taxes  collec- 

and  to  make  a  lull  return  ot  said  taxes  to,  and  settle-  ted  to  Trea- 
ment  thereof  with  the  Council,  on  or  before  the  first  ^"^^^^^ 
Monday  of  August  in  each  year.    He  shall  make  out  shaiiniake 
a  list  of  such  persons  and  property  as  he  finds,  after  q",enriist. 
due  efibrts  to  collect  the  taxes,  they  can  not  be  col- 
lected from,  and  return  the  same  upon  oath  to  the 
Council,  which  shall  exempt  him  from  all  liability  for 
failing  to   collect  the  same :   Provided,   that  said 


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delinquent  list  shall  be  made  out  by  him  and  returned 
after  the  15tli  of  July,  and  before  the  said  first  Mon- 
day in  August. 

fo^'fauireof  ^^^''4.  If  the  Collector  shall  fail  to  make  returns 
Collector  to  and  settlement,  as  aforesaid,  of  all  the  taxes  which 
settle,  etc.  j^^g  hauds,  ou  or  before  the  said  first  Monday 

in  August,  he  and  his  securities  shall  be  liable,  sever- 
ally as  well  as  jointly,  to  judgment  upon  motion  in 
the  Mayor's  Court  of  said  city,  for  the  amount  of  taxes 
in  said  tax  bills  contained,  which  shall  not  have  been 
paid  over  to  the  Treasurer,  and  unaccounted  for  to 
the  Council,  together  with  per  centum  damages  there- 
on ;  and  within  ten  days  after  the  rendition  of  said 
judgment,  if  the  same  shall  not  sooner  be  paid,  the 
*  Mayor  shall  issue  execution  against  the  estate  of  the 

Collector  and  his  sureties,  or  those  of  them  against 
whom  the  judgment  shall  be  rendered,  directed  to  the 
Sheriff  of  Kenton  county  or  any  other  county,  who 
shall  proceed  thereon  in  the  same  manner,  and  be 
liable  to  the  same  penalties  as  if  the  execution  had 
issued  from  the  Clerk's  office  of  the  Circuit  Court. 
The  said  execution  shall  be  indorsed,  ^'  no  security  of 
any  kind  to  be  taken,"  and  the  Sheriff  shall  be  gov- 
erned accordingly^    There  shall  be  no  valuation  of 
property  levied  upon  by  said  execution,  such  as  is  now 
provided  by  law  in  other  cases.    Five  days'  notice  of 
said  motion  shall  be  given  to  the  Collector  and  his 
sureties  to  authorize  judgment ;  and  if  the  notice  be 
returned  not  found  as  to  the  Collector  or  any  of  his 
sureties,  the  same  may  abate  as  to  him  or  them,  or  it 
may  be  continued  to  any  particular  day  for  service  ; 
and  so  from  to  time,  and  when  fully  served,  then  the 
suit  shall  proceed  against  all.    But  if  at  any  stage  of 
the  proceedings,  it  shall  be  deemed  advisable,  the  suit 
may  abate  as  to  any  one  or  more  of  the  parties,  not 
served  with  notice,  and  the  case  may  proceed  against 
those  upon  whom  the  notice  has  been  served.  An 
abatement  as  to  any  of  the  parties  shall  not  operate 
to  discharge  them  or  any  of  them  from  their  liability. 
The  right  to  appeal  or  prosecute  a  writ  of  error  from 
said  judgment  is  hereby  allowed  to  the  parties,  to  the 
Kenton  Circuit  Court,  as  in  other  cases  from  the 
Mayor's  Court,  and  the  aggrieved  party  may  also 
prosecute  an  appeal  or  writ  of  error  to  the  Court  of 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


23 


Appeals  in  the  same  manner,  and  subject  to  the  same 
damages  and  costs  as  is  provided  by  law  in  other 
cases. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Council  to  place  Deiin- 
the  delinquent  lists  or  tax  bills,  from  time  to  time,  J" pilcS  in 
in  the  hands  of  the  Collector,  until  they  shall  be  col-  ^^f^  ^^^^i^^Jf- 
lected;  and  the  right  of  distress  shall  remain,  if  the  {r^n  time  to 
same  lists  or  tax  bills  are  sent  out  at  least  once  in  each 
year;  and  the  Collector  shall  be  liable  for  failing  to 
collect  and  account  for  delinquent  lists  or  bills,  in  like 
manner  as  for  original  tax  bills  placed  in  his  hands. 
Deputy  collectors  shall  have  the  same  powers  to  act 
in  an}^  case,  or  to  perform  any  duty  appertaining  to 
the  office,  as  their  principal ;  the  principal  Collector 
being  liable  for  the  acts  and  doings  of  his  deputies  in 
the  same  manner,  and  subject  to  the  same  action  as 
though  he  had  himself  acted  in  person. 

Sec.  6.  If  the  Collector  shall  fail  to  pay  over  to  the  Penuity 
City  Treasurer  any  money  in  his  hands  belonging  to  cll^iu^torto 
the  said  city,  whether  received  for  taxes,  fines,  for-  {j;;^'^;^. 
'   feitures,  dues,  debts,  or  on  any  other  account,  for  the 
space  of  ten  days  after  receiving  the  same,  he  and  his 
sureties,  or  any  or  either  one  or  more  of  them  may  be 
proceeded  against  for  the  amount,  by  motion  in  the 
Mayor's  Court,  in  like  manner  as  is  provided  in  sec- 
tion four. 

Sec.  7.  If  the  Assessor,  Clerk,  or  Treasurer,  shall  Assessor, 
fail  to  do  the  duty  herein  assigned  to  them,  at  the  Treasiwr! 
respective  times  directed,  without  good  cause  shown,  JJ^^^^^f'' 
they  shall  severally  forfeit  and  pay  five  dollars  for  perioi-m  d-.i- 
every   day   they   shall   remain   delinquent,   to   be  ^^'* 
recovered  by  suit  in  the  Mayor's  Court,  for  the  use  of 
the  city. 

Sec.  8.  The  Council  shall  also  have  power  to  pro-  coimcii 
vide  for  the  taxing  of  any  store,  grocery,  or  any  retail  sSs.^Jtc, 
establishment  which  may  be  commenced  or  opened  opem^h  after 

1  1        T        r«        1  1  1        '®  taken, 

at  any  tmie  subsequent  to  the  day  fixed  lor  the  annual  etc. 
assessment,  or  which  may  have  ;been  omitted  in  such 
annual  assessment;  as  also  all  peddlers,  except  ped-    May  tax 
dlers  of  bread.    They  shall  also  have  power  to  tax  auc-  ^[jclione-orj', 
tioneers  in  said  city,  (in  addition  to  the  taxes  imposed  ^tc. 
by  law,)  not  exceeding  one-fourth  of  one  per  centum 
upon  all  public  sales  of  goods,  wares  and  merchan- 
dise, not  the  produce  or  manufacture  of  Kentucky: 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


exchange 
and  brokers 
offices!,  etc. 


and  to  require  them  to  take  out  license,  with  such 
requisitions,  and  restrictions  as  may  be  necessary  to 
enforce  said  tax ;  but  no  tax  shall  be  required  upon 
sales  of  estates  of  decedents,^ or  of  property  sold  under 
executions  or  decrees. 
May  tax  Sec.  9.  Tlie  Couucil  sliall  also  have  the  power  to 
tavUnsTcof-  tax,  aud  the  exclusive  right  to  license  all  taverns, 
fee  houses,  Jiouscs  of  private  entertainment,  coffee  houses,  retail- 
ers, victualers,  confectioners,  and  houses  of  public 
resort,  and  ten  pin  alleys  ;  houses  of  ill-fame,  and  for 
gambling  excepted :  Provided,  that  the  State  tax  on 
retailers  and  ten  pin  alleys  or  bowling  alleys,  shall  be 
paid  over  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Kenton  Count}^  Court 
in  the  same  manner  that  tax  on  tavern  licenses  are 
directed  to  be  paid. 
May  tax      Sec.  10.  The  Couucil  shall  have  the  power  to  license 

phniio-o  -.  -  Til         l  rr» 

and  tax  all  exchange,  loan  and  broker  s  oinces,  agen- 
cies of  insurance  offices,  pawnbrokers,  hucksters  ;  also 
to  license,  tax  and  regulate  all  carts,  wagons,  drays, 
hackney  coaches,  carriages  and  other  vehicles  kept 
and  used  for  hire  in  said  city,  and  the  sale  of  horses, 
cattle,  and  other  animals  at  auction. 
May  tax       Sec.  11.  Tlicy  shall  also  have  the  power  to  tax 
other^rui-    dogs,  aud  other  domestic  animals,  in  any  sum  not 
mais.        exceeding  ten  dollars  on  each  dog  or  other  domestic 
animal. 

May  tax  Sec.  12.  They  shall  also  have  the  exclusive  powder 
to  tax  and  license  all  shows,  exhibitions,  theatrical 
performances,  lectures,  concerts  and  all  places  of  pub- 
lic amusements,  where  money  is  charged  for  admis- 
sion to  the  same,  such  sum  as  the  Council  shall  deem 
proper:  Provided,  that  lectures  of  resident  professors 
shall  not  be  taxed.  No  county  levy  shall  be  collected 
of  the  inhabitants  of  said  city. 
Mayestab-  Sec.  13.  Thc  Councll  shall  have  power  to  establish 
wharves,  and  a  general  system  of  wharfage  in  said 
age.  city,  on  the  Ohio  and  Licking  rivers ;  to  pass  ordi- 
nances regulating  said  wharves,  and  defining  and  pre- 
scribing the  duties  and  powers  of  Wharf  Masters,  and 
the  mode  of  collecting  wharfage,  the  rates  of  which 
they  are  hereby  authorized  to  establish,  and  from  time 
to  time  to  regulate  and  adjust.  They  shall  have  full 
power  and  authority  to  pass  all  ordinances  regulating 
the  manner  in  which  boats  and  rafts  shall  lay  at  said 


sliows  and 
other  theat- 
rical per- 
lormauces, 
etc. 


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wharves;  and  to  prevent  steam  and  other  boats  and 
water  crafts  from  obstructing  the  passage  and  channel 
of  the  Ohio  and  Licking  rivers,  by  anchoring,  or  lying 
out  in  the  streams,  so  as  to  prevent  a  free  and  open 
passage  of  all  boats,  crafts,  and  rafts;  and  to  impose 
adequate  penalties  for  infraction  of  such  ordinances. 

JUDICIAL  DEPARTMEOT. 

ARTICLE  SIX. 

Section  1.  The  Mayor  of  said  city  shall  hold  a  Mayor's 
court  therein,  in  such  place  as  the  Council  shall  pro- 
vide,  which  shall  be  styled  and  called  the  "Mayor's 
Court  of  Covington,''  and  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a 
court  of  record  ;  and  shall  be  provided  with  and  have 
a  seal;  and  copies  or  transcripts  from  the  records  of 
the  proceedings  of  said  Court,  signed  and  sealed  by 
the  Mayor,  shall  be  evidence  in  all  courts  and  places 
whatever. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Court  shall  have  exclusive  original .  Mayor's 
jurisdiction  of  all  causes  arising  from  violations  and  Sntd.*^^" 
breaches  of  the  ordinances  and  laws  of  the  said  city; 
and  concurrent  jurisdiction  with  the  Circuit  Courts 
in  all  criminal  cases  accruing  in  said  city,  except 
felony  ;  and  in  civil  cases  where  the  amount  in  con- 
troversy shall  not  exceed  fifty  dollars;  and  the  same 
jurisdiction  as  Justices  of  the  Peace;  and  the  power 
and  authority  of  two  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  holding 
examining  Courts,  inquiring  into  charges  of  felony, 
and  committing  and  recognizing  offenders  under  said 
charges,  and  in  granting  and  hearing  and  receiving 
return  of  writs  of  injunction,  ne  exeat.,  attachments, 
and  habeas  corpus.  The  jurisdiction  of  said  Court 
shall  extend  over  the  territory  of  the  city,  and  adja- 
cent thereto,  to  the  extent  of  one  mile  outside  the 
corporation.  Said  Court  shall  also  have  jurisdiction 
in  cases  of  idiocy,  lunacy,  vagrancy,  and  may  bind 
out  orphan  children,  and  hear  and  redress  their  com- 
plaints, as  also  the  children  of  such  persons  as  are 
disqualified,  from  their  circumstances  and  habits  of 
life,  to  train  them  up  in  a  proper  manner. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  Court  may  award  all  such  process.   May  issue 

••1  1  original, 

origmai,  mesne  and  final,  as  maybe  deemed  necessary  mesne  and 
and  proper,  in  the  due  and  efficient  administration  of  ce^s!  etc!''" 


26  CHARTER  OF  THE  ^ 

justice  in  said  jurisdiction  ;  all  original  process  shall  be 
directed  to  and  executed  by  the  City  Marshal,  or  some 
of  his  deputies  ;  and  mesne  and  final  process  may  be 
issued  and  directed  to  said  Marshal  or  any  sheriff  or 
constable  in  any  part  of  this  Commonwealth  without 
the  corporation,  which  officers  shall  receive  and  exe- 
cute the  said  writs,  and  make  returns  under  the  same 
rules  and  liabilities  they  are  required  to  do  of  like 
process  from  the  Circuit  Court  and  Justices  of  the 
Peace. 

exc?^sive^'^  Sec.  4.  That  said  Court  shall  have  exclusive  original 
jurisdiction  juHsdiction  in  all  cases  where  the  City  Council  shall 
c?uJcif^*^  proceed  to  condemn  land  or  materials  for  the  opening, 
B^reet&'I^Jtc.  ©xteuding  and  widening  streets,  lanes,  alle;ys,  com- 
mons, wharves,  landings,  market  spaces,  public 
squares,  etc.,  who  shall  have  power  and  authority  to 
award  the  writ  of  ad  quod  damnum^  and  adjudicate 
upon  the  same.  Whenever  the  City  Council  shall 
intend  and  determine  to  condemn  land  and  materials, 
for  purposes  aforesaid,  they  shall  direct  a  petition  in 
the  name  of  the  city,  to  be  tiled  in  said  Court,  setting 
forth  a  particular  description  of  the  land  or  materials 
to  be  condemned,  for  what  purpose,  and  the  name  of 
the  owner  or  owners  thereof;  upon  the  filing  of  which 
the  Court  shall  award  the  summons  to  the  proprietors, 
if  living  in  the  city  or  county,  and  if  in  the  county  to 
the  Sheriff;  and  when  the  proprietor  shall  not  live  in 
the  city  or  county,  then  notice  to  his  or  her  agent  shall 
be  given,  if  he  have  one  known  to  the  authorities  as 
such;  or  an  order  of  warning  shall  be  entered  up  by 
said  Court  against  him  or  them,  and  a  copy  of  which 
shall  be  advertised  for  at  least  two  weeks  in  some 
newspaper  printed  in  said  city;  upon  the  process 
being  executed,  or  order  of  warning  published,  as 
aforesaid,  which  shall  be  certified  by  the  editor  of  the 
paper  in  which  it  shall  have  been  inserted,  the  Court 
shall,  if  any  owner  of  the  land  or  materials  require 
it,  award  a  writ  of  ad  quod  damnum^  directed  to  the 
City  Marshal,  who  shall  summon  twelve  lawful  jurors 
of  the  Commonwealth  to  appear  before  the  said 
Court  on  the  day  fixed  in  the  writ ;  at  which  time 
also  the  owners  requiring  it  shall  proceed  to  prove,  by 
competent  testimony,  the  damages  which  he  or  they 
will  sustain  by  the  condemnation  prayed  for  ;  and  the 


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27 


jury  shall  assess  the  amount  which  they  shall  deem 
right,  taking  into  consideration  the  advantages  and 
disadvantages  which  the  owners  may  derive  from  the 
condemning  of  his  land  or  materials ;  and  the  Court 
shall  enter  judgment  against  the  city  therefor,  unless 
the  city  shall  give  notice  to  the  Court  in  thirty  days  \  7  ^^^^^ 
that  the  opening  of  the  street  is  abandoned;  in  which- 
case  judgment  shall  only  be  rendered  against  the  city'  J 
for  costs.  The  parties  shall  have  the  right  of  chal- 
lenge as  in  civil  cases,  and  the  panel  shall  be  filled 
from  bystanders.  The  Court  shall  rule  all  questions 
of  law  arising  upon  the  trial;  may  grant  a  continu- 
ance to  a  particular  day  from  time  to  time,  upon  good 
cause  shown,  and  ma}^  award  a  new  trial ;  should  the 
city  or  owner  be  dissatisfied  with  the  verdict  and 
judgment,  an  appeal  ma}^  be  taken  to  the  Circuit 
Court,  w^here  it  shall  be  tried  de  novo ;  from  whence 
the  cause  may  be  taken  to  the  Appellate  Court,  as 
other  civil  causes  are  taken. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  Court  shall  always  be  open  for  the  Mayor's 
trial  of  causes  and  hearing  complaints;  and  may  set  Xays\*e 
causes  for  any  particular  day,  and  make  process 
returnable  to  any  day  therein  named  (or  forthwith  for  particu- 
w^hen  the  nature  of  the  case  may  require  it,)  and  shall  ^j^^y  sum- 
cause  to  be  summoned,  at  least  quarter  annually,  a  men  grand 
grand  jury,  who  shall  inquire  into  and  present  or'''^^^" 
report  bills  of  indictment  upon  all  matters  which  shall 
come  to  their  knowledge  of  which  said  Court  has 
jurisdiction,  and  is  the  proper  subject  matter  of  pre- 
sentment or  indictment ;  and  the  Court  shall  dispose 
thereof  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Circuit  Court. 

Sec.  6.  Fines  for  disturbing  rehgious  worship,  riots,  ^.f/j;.^^ii^g^ 
routs,  unlawful  assemblies  and  breaches  of  the  peace,  worship  as- 
may  be  assessed  by  a  jury  in  said  Court,  to  one  hun- 
dred  dollars;  and  all  fines  assessed  in  said  Court,  and 
by  Justices  of  the  P^ace  in  said  city,  shall  be  for  the 
use  of  said  city  ;  as  also  all  forfeitures  and  penalties 
recovered  on  recognizances  and  penal  bonds  taken  in 
the  Mayor's  Court. 

Sec.  7.  Appeals  from  the  Mayor's  Court  to  the  ^^^^^i^^f^'y. 
Circuit  Court  shall  be  allowed  in  all  cases  where  the  ^j^^^^^'*^''* 
same  jurisdiction  is  exercised  as  by  Justices  of  the  ^ 
Peace ;  and  where  appeals  would  be  from  Justices ; 


( 


28  CHARTER  OF  THE 

and  also  in  all  civil  causes  over  the  jurisdiction  of  a 
J ustice  of  the  Peace. 
Mayor  to      Sec.  8.  The  Major  shall  receive  an  annual  salary  of 
nS^saia^y.  five  huudrcd   dollars,  payable  quarterly  out  of  the 
^^Mayor's    city  trcasury,  and  such  fees  as  are  allowed  to  Justices 
of  the  Peace,  where  he  performs  the  duties  of  Justice 
of  the  Peace ;  and  in  other  cases,  the  same  as  Clerks 
of  Courts,  and  such  as  the  Council  may  provide. 
May  issue  Hc  sliall  liave  the  same  power  to  issue  fee  bills  as 
fee  bills.     Clerks  of  the  Courts,  except  his  fees  shall  be  con- 
sidered due  so  soon  as  the  services  are  rendered. 
May  take      8ec.  9.  The  Mayor  of  said  city  shall  have  the  same 
meutTf*^*^^"  power  and  authority  to  take  the  acknowledgments  of 
deeds,  etc.    ^^q^^  ^ud  powcrs  of  attomcy.  and  to  take  the  privy 
examinations  of  femes  covert^  and  certify  the  same, 
that  the  Clerks  of  the  several  county  Courts  have 
within  this  (commonwealth ;  and  his  certificate  shall 
Fees,  etc.  autliorize  the  recording  thereof,  in  like  manner ;  and 
he  shall  have  and  be  entitled  to  receive  a  fee  of  fifty 
cents  for  each  certificate  so  made ;  he  shall  also  have 
May  ex-   powcr  aud  authority  to  examine  witnesses  under  dedi- 
n^sses,^ete.  musscs  from  any  courts,  w^iether  of  this  or  any  of  the 
United  States,  or  foreign  countrj^,  and  shall  be  entitled 
Fees,  etc.  to  rcccivc   a  fcc  of  ouc   dollar  for  each  witness 
examined.    And  in  all  cases  where  he  shall  affix  the 
seal  of  the  corporation  to  any  document  by  request, 
he  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the  sum  of  fifty  cents. 
May  take  Hc  shall  also  have  power  and  authority  to  take  depo- 
depositions.  g^^-^j-^g  '^-^  g^- j  ^-^^  ^^^^y.  cascs  whcrc  Justiccs  of 

the  Peace  are  now  authorized  to  take  the  same :  Fro- 
vided,  that  said  Mayor,  for  the  performance  of  such 
duties,  and  the  exercise  of  such  powers  as  come  with- 
in the  jurisdiction  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  the 
county  of  Kenton,  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and 

Fees,  etc.  reccivc  the  same  fees,  and  no  more,  as  are  allowed  by 
law  to  Justices  of  the  Peace,  except  where  they  are 
hereinafter  difi:erently  provided  for;  and  he  shall  in 
no  case  demand  or  have  any  fee  for  any  service 
rendered  said  city,  except  the  annual  salary  herein 

May  issue  providcd  for.  And  he  shall  have  the  right  to  issue 
fee  bills.  bills,  and  collect  them  in  like  manner  as  Justices 

May  take  of  tlic  Pcace  uow  liavc.  The  said  Mayor's  Court 
ces  of"wlt-''  shall  have  the  power  to  take  recognizances  for  appear- 
nesses,  etc.  ^^^qq      g^j^j  court  ou  any  day  named  therein,  in  all 


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cases  cognizable  in  said  Court;  as  also  recognizances 
in  cases  of  felony,  which  shall  be  for  appearance  in 
the  Circuit  Court.  Recognizances  to  keep  the  peace 
and  be  of  good  behavior  shall  be  for  one  year.  For- 
feitures for  any  recognizances  for  appearance  in  said 
Court  may  be  enforced  in  said  Court,  and  the  penalty 
collected  in  the  same  manner  as  in  Circuit  Courts. 


COMMOI^  SCHOOLS. 


ARTICLE  SEVEN. 

SECTION  1.  The  city  of  Covington  is  hereb}^  author-  Common 
ized  and  directed  to  establish,  support  and  maintain  a  be^es"tab-° 
system   of  Common  Schools;   and  the  Council  is  ^i^^^^^' 
hereby  empowered  to  provide  for  the  erection  of  as 
many  school-houses,  and  the  maintenance  of  as  many 
schools  as  may  be  necessary  to  afford  to  all  the  white 
children  in  said  city  the  advantages  of  a  Common 
School  education. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Council  to  divide   coimcn  to 
the  city  into  school  districts,  in  each  of  which  districts  f/,lo'^sd?oS 
there  shall  be  as  many  school-houses  as  may  be  neces-  fistricts 

1  ni  .  'IT        •         build  school 

sary  to  accommodate  all  the  children  in  said  district;  houses, etc. 
and  it  shall  be  competent  for  the  Council  to  alter  the 
same,  without  reference  to  the  boundaries  of  wards, 
as  may  best  advance  the  interest  of  said  schools. 

Sec.  3.  The  Council  shall  fix,  by  ordinance,  the   ^hi^n  fix 
commencement  and  termination  of  the  current  year  m^^tant 
for  said  schools,  which  shall  be  the  same  throughout  fasticyeS."" 
all  the   schools  in  the  city;  and  the  Council  shall 
appoint  from  their  own  body  a  committee,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be,  from  time  to  time,  to  visit  said 
schools,  and  attend  all  examinations  thereof,  which 
examination  shall  take  place  at  the  close  of  the  cur- 
rent year. 

Sec.  4.  The  Common  Schools  of  each  District  shall, ,  schools  to 
at  all  times,  be  equally  free  and  accessible  to  all  white 
children  who  reside  in  said  district,  of  the  ages  pre- 
scribed by  the  acts  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Ken- 
tucky, in  such  respect  made  and  provided. 

Sec.  5.  The  School   Trustees   shall   organize   by  Organiza 
electing  one  of  their  members  chairman,  who  shall 
preside  at  the  meetings  of  the  Board ;  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  sign  the  minutes  and  orders.    The  City 


be  equally 
free  to  all. 


tion  of  sch'l 
Trustees. 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


Clerk  shall  attend  the  meeting  of  the  Board,  record 
their  proceedings  and  attest  their  orders,  and  care- 
fully preserve  their  records  and  papers  in  his  office. 
Trusteesto  The  Trustecs  shall  have  power  to  empl 03^  teachers 
teachers,  ^ttd  dischargc  them  at  pleasure  ;  provide  for,  regulate 
and  manage  the  schools,  and  appropriate  money  to 
defray  the  expenses  of  the  same  out  of  the  school 
fund.  Nevertheless,  the  said  schools  shall  be  subject 
to  such  control  as  the  Council  shall,  by  ordinance, 
prescribe. 

m?°r"oint  ^'  ^^^^  Council  sliall  have  power  to  appoint  a 

board  of  ex-  Board  of  Examiners,  to  examine  teachers  applying  to 
e^miiie*°  bc  cmploycd  in  said  schools  ;  and  shall,  by  ordinance, 
teachers,  prescribc  their  duties,  i^o  person  shall  be  employed 
as  teacher  in  said  schools  until  he  or  she  shall  have 
first  obtained,  from  the  Board  of  Examiners,  a  certifi- 
cate of  his  or  her  qualifications  to  instruct  in  such 
branches  as  they  may  propose  or  be  required  to 
teach. 

^^^ranches      ggc.  7.  Thc  usual  brauchcs  of  a  common  English 
'  education  shall  only  be  taught  in  said  schools;  and 
whenever  it  may  become  necessary  and  proper  to 
Mayestab-  establish  a  Central  or  high  school,  the  Board  of  Trus- 

schoo/"^''  tees  may  do  so ;  and  in  said  high  school  such 
languages  and  branches  of  a  liberal  education  may 
be  taught  as  the  Trustees  may  prescribe.  No  pupil 
shall  be  admitted  into  the  high  school  except  he  or 
she  shall  have  attended  the  common  school,  and  passed 
such  examination  as  shall  satisfy  the  Trustees  of  his 
or  her  qualifications  therefor. 
School  tax  Sec.  8.  That  for  the  permanent  fund  for  schools  in 
'  said  city,  a  tax  of  one  mill  upon  the  dollar  of  the 
valuation  of  the  taxable  property  in  said  city,  to  be 
levied  and  collected  with  the  revenue  tax  and  capita- 
tion tax;  and  the  fund  received  annually  from  the 
State,  and  such  other  sources  as  the  Council  may 
designate,  shall  be  and  is  hereby  irrevocably  set  apart 
and  dedicated  for  school  purposes ;  and  the  Treasurer 
shall  keep  a  separate  account  therefor,  and  only  pay 
it  out  upon  the  order  of  the  School  Trustees. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


31 


PRESIDENT  OF  THE  COU^TCIL. 


ARTICLE  EIGHT. 

Section  1.  The  President  of  the  Council  shall  be 
the  chief  executive  of  the  city;  and  it  shall  be  his 
duty  to  take  care  that  the  by-laws  and  ordinances  of 
the  city  be  duly  executed  and  enforced. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  keep  the  public  seal  of  the  cit}^,  shaiikeep 
and  shall,  from  time  to  time,  communicate  to  the  "^y^*^^''*^**^- 
Council  such  information,  and  recommend  such  mea- 
sures as  in  his  opinion  may  tend  to  the  improvement 
of  the  finances,  police,  health,  cleanliness,  comfort, 
ornament  and  security  of  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  He  shall  preside  at  all  deliberations  of  the   shaii  pre- 
Board,  sign  the  journal  of  their  proceedings,  all  orders,  -ulfsoV"^^*' 
bonds,  contracts  and  conveyances  on  behalf  said  city 
when  directed  by  the  Council.     And  during  the  ders,  etc.  ^' 
absence  or  inabilit}^  of  the  President,  the  Council 
shall  appoint  one  of  their  own  body  President,  pro 
tempore,  who  shall  perform  the  duties  of  President 
until  the  President  shall  resume  his  oflice. 


MISCELLAIsTEOUS  PROVISIONS. 

ARTICLE  NINE. 

Section  1.  The  validit}^  of  the  ordinances  shall  be  vaiwuv 
tried  by  a  writ  of  prohibition  from  the  Circuit  Court,  ces — how 
which  may  be  granted  by  any  Circuit  Judge,  out  of 
term,  or  by  the  court  having  jurisdiction  over  said 
city  ;  and  each  party  shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  or 
prosecute  a  writ  of  error  to  the  Court  of  Appeals. 

Sec  2.  If  the  President  or  any  member  of  the  President 
Council  shall  become  interested,  directly  or  indirectly,  mL^ZTof 
in  any  contract  with  the  city,  his  or  their  seat  shall  be  becomrhi-' 
thereby  vacated,  and  shall  be    so  declared  by  the  terested  in 
Council,  and  entered  on  their  journal;  and  the  con- tract^^tc. 
tract  shall  be  held  and  considered  a  nullity;  and  in 
the  event  of  the  City  Cerk,  Treasurer,  City  Attorney, 
or  Street  Commissioner  being  so  interested,  he  shall 
forthwith  be  removed  from  office,  and  the  contract 
shall  be  held  and  considered  void. 

Sec.  3.  The  Council  may  remit  fines  and  penalties  (.o,,,^^^ 
and  forfeitures  for  s^ood  cause  shown,  which  mav  be  mayVemit 

°  fines,  etc. 


32 


CHAETER  OF  THE 


No  money 
to  be  drawn 
from  Trea- 
sury until 
appropria- 
ted. 

No  appro- 
priation un- 
less money 
is  in  the 
Treasury. 


Council- 
men  may 
paid  for 
ti  ervicBB. 


Bonds  to 
be  required 
of  officers. 


Contracts 
for  work  not 
to  exceed 
revenue. 


Charter- 
how  to  be 
amended. 


imposed,  adjudged  or  assessed,  or  incurred  against  or 
by  any  person  or  persons,  or  any  part  thereof,  at  their 
discretion  :  Provided,  this  power  shall  not  extend  to 
the  remissions  only  of  such  interest  as  the  city  has 
therein:  Provided,  further,  that  three-fourths  of  the 
members  of  the  Council  shall  vote  therefor. 

Sec.  4.  'No  money  shall  be  drawn  from  the  Treasury, 
unless  first  appropriated  by  the  Council,  except  out  of 
the  school  fund ;  in  which  case  it  shall  first  be  appro- 
priated by  the  School  Trustees.  And  no  appropri- 
ation of  money  shall  be  made,  to  be  paid  out  of  the 
Treasury,  unless  the  money  shall  actually  be  in  the 
Treasury  to  meet  the  draft.  And  if  any  appropria- 
tion shall  be  made,  and  there  shall  not  be  money  in 
the  Treasury  at  the  time  of  making  said  appropria- 
tion, to  pay  the  same,  the  members  of  the  Council 
voting  therefor  shall  be  individually  liable,  to  any 
party  injured,  for  the  amount  of  damage  sustained  in 
consequence  thereof. 

Sec.  5.  A  reasonable  compensation  may  be  made  to 
the  members  of  the  Council,  which  shall  be  equal, 
except  as  to  the  President,  and  payable  quarterly  out 
of  the  Treasury :  Provided,  no  Board  shall  fix  their 
own  salary,  who  are  in  oflftce  when  the  ordinance 
allowing  the  same  shall  pass. 

Sec.  6.  Bonds  may  be  required  from  such  ofiicers 
as  the  Council  shall  direct,  and  all  shall  be  payable  to 
the  city,  except  that  of  the  Marshal,  which  shall  be 
made  payable  to  the  Commonwealth  ;  and  suits  may 
be  prosecuted  for  a  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said 
bonds  in  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  7.  The  contracts  made  for  work  to  be  done,  or 
improvements  to  be  made  in  any  year,  shall  not 
exceed  in  amount  the  revenue  and  available  means  of 
that  year,  over  and  above  the  ordinary  disbursements, 
unless  by  the  concurrence  of  three-fourths  of  the 
members  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  it  shall  become  necessary  to 
amend  this  charter,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Council 
to  propose  the  amendments,  and  appoint  a  day  for  a 
vote  to  be  taken  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  city ; 
and  if  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  be  in  favor  of 
the  proposed  amendment,  the  same  shall  be  presented 
to,  and  by  the  consent  of  the  Legislature  shall  become 


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33 


a  law;  or  the  Council  may  call  a  convention,  who 
shall  be  elected  the  same  as  the  members  of  the  Coun- 
cil, the  same  numbers,  and  possessed  of  the  same 
qualifications;  who,  when  assembled  in  convention, 
shall  have  authority  to  revise  and  amend  the  charter 
or  adopt  a  new  charter,  which  must,  however,  receive 
the  sanction  of  the  Legislature. 

Sec.  9.  The  officers  of  said  city  in  office  at  the  time   officers  to 
of  the  passage  of  this  act,  shal  Icontinue  in  office  until  office\mtii 
the  charter  election  in  January,  1851.    The  Mayor  of  l^^^Yssr^'*'" 
said  city  shall  be  appointed  as  other  judicial  officers, 
until  the  constitution  shall  otherwise  provide,  when 
he  shall  be  elected  as  provided  in  the  third  section  of 
article  one  of  this  charter. 

Approved  March  2,  1850. 


AN  ACT  fixing  the  time  for  holding  the  charter  election  for  the  city 
of  Covington. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Common-  Election 
ivealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  election  for  Mayor  and  ^[/^''^J^^^ij 
other  officers  of  the  city  of  Covington,  specified  in  the  heil 
charter  of  said  cit}^,  shall  be  held  on  the  first  Saturday 
in  January,  1851,  and  at  the  same  time  each  year 
thereafter,  until  otherwise  provided  by  law. 

Approved  December  18,  1850. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  Covington  and  Lexington  Rail- 
road Company. 

Section  1.  Beit  enacted  by  the  General' Assembly  of  city  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  in  addition  to  the  may^ub-'' 
bonds  heretofore  authorized  bylaw  to  be  issued  by  s'^^'i^e  stock, 
the  city  of  Covington,  to  pay  for  stock  subscribM  in 
the  Covington  and  Lexington  Railroad  Company,  said 
city  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  bonds  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  payable 
to  said  railroad  company,  to  be  due  and  payable 
within  thirty  years  from  the  time  they  shall  be  issued; 
to  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent,  per  annum.   Bonds  to 
payable  semi-annually,  and  to  be   transferable   by  ^g^'^'^ 
proper  assignment  thereon  by  said  railroad  company. 
But  before  any  such  bonds  shall  be  issued,  the  City 
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34  CHARTER  OF  THE 

Council  shall,  in  such  manner  as  it  shall  deem  most 
advisable,  ascertain  clearly  that  a  majority  of  the 
qualified  voters  of  said  city  are  in  favor  of  the  issu- 
ing of  said  bonds,  and  of  subscribing  their  amount  as 
capital  stock  in  said  railroad  company. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  said  railroad  company  may  receive 
the.  bonds  of  said  city  of  Covington,  or  of  any  other 
city,  county  or  corporation,  in  payment  of  stock  sub- 
scribed for  by  such  city,  county,  or  corporation. 

Sec.  3.  That  until  dividends  are  declared  upon  the 
capital  stock  of  said  railroad  company,  all  payments 
on  subscriptions  of  capital  stock  already  made,  or  here- 
interestto  after  made,  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
be  allowed   ecut.  pcr  auuum,  and  said  railroad  company  shall 

on  paymeut   ^.       .  -,  ^        ^  ■,       .        .  ,  .•^ ^ 

of  stock.  liquidate  the  same  by  issuing  to  tne  party  entitled  to 
such  interest  an  equivalent  amount  of  capital  stock  in 
said  company. 

Further  Sec.  4.  That  ou  the  first  day  of  January  next,  after 
regulations.  ^|^^  ^^.g^  declaration  of  dividends  on  the  capital  stock 
of  said  railroad  company,  and  on  every  da}^  of  Janu- 
ary thereafter,  it  shall  he  th^  duty  of  the  President 
and  Directors  of  said  company  to  pay  into  the  Trea- 
sury of  the  Commonwealth  a  tax  on  each  one  hun- 
dred dollars'  worth  of  stock  in  said  railroad  company 
equivalent  to  the  rate  of  tax  on  each  one  hundred 
dollars'  worth  of  property  for  State  revenue,  and  no 
more,  and  resident  stockholders  shall  not  list  their 
stock  in  said  company  for  revenue  tax,  nor  be  liable 
to  payment  of  tax  on  the  same  in  any  other  mode 
whatever. 

Approved  March  3,  1851. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  citj^  of  Covington. 

Records  of  Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Geiicral  Assembly  of 
'Z^tT''  the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  records  of  the 
juSs'"  proceedings  of  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  and 
President  and  Common  Council  of  the  same,  and  the 
Trustees  of  the  town  of  Covington,  and  all  books  or 
papers  kept  or  filed  in  the  ofiice  of  the  Clerk  of  said 
city  that  are  on  file  at  this  time,  are  hereby  declared 
to  be  public  records,  and  copies  thereof  made  out  by 
the  City  Clerk  shall  be  received  and  considered  as 


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evidence  in  all  courts  and  places  where  the  original 
would  be  evidence.  That  the  City  Clerk  shall  be 
allowed  the  same  fees  for  copies,  orders,  records,  or 
papers,  as  clerks  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, and  to  be  paid  by  those  ordering  copies; 
for  which  he  may  issue  fee  bills  as  Circuit  Court 
clerks,  or  retain  the  copies  till  payment  therefor :  Pro- 
vided, he  shall  not  charge  the  city  for  copies  ordered 
by  the  Council,  or  any  officer  or  agent  authorized  to 
obtain  copies  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  That  in  all  cases  where  persons  are  con-  Fines  not 
victed  before  the  Major  or  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  worked ^out. 
in  said  city,  of  any  offense  where  a  fine  shall  be 
imposed  and  not  paid,  the  offender  shall  be  confined 
in  the  city  jail  and  work-house,  and  made  to  perform 
such  work  as  the  Council  shall,  by  ordinance,  pre- 
scribe, until  the  fine  and  costs  shall  be  discharged,  at 
the  rate  of  fifty  cents  per  day. 

Sec.  3.  That  so  much  of  the  city  charter  as  requires 
members  of  the  Council  to  be  freeholders  of  the  city, 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  That,  hereafter,  in  taking  the  enumeration 
of  children  in  said  city,  for  school  purposes,  the  child- 
ren between  the  ages  of  five  and  eighteen  years  be  re-  . 
turned,  and  the  school  fund  shall  be  distributed  to  the 
city  accordingly :  Provided,  hoioever,  that  the  fund  so 
distributed  shall  be  that  raised  by  the  cit}^  of  Coving- 
ton only,  and  not  that  appropriated  by  this  Common- 
wealth. 

Approved  March  20,  1851. 


AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  Council  of  the  city  of  Covington  to  create 
two  additional  voting  precincts  in  said  city, 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Coynmonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  City  Council 
of  Covington  be,  and  are  hereby  authorized  by  ordi- 
nance to  create  one  additional  voting  precinct  in  each 
magistrates'  and  constables'  district  in  said  city,  and 
designate  the  bounds  of  said  precincts,  and  the  house 
or  place  of  voting,  and  publish  the  same  in  the  public 
journals  of  said  city  at  least  ten  days  prior  to  the 


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election  for  the  votes  to  be  taken  at  the  county  and 
State  elections. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person  who  shall  vote  out  of  his 
said  district,  as  laid  olf  by  the  authority  aforesaid, 
shall  be  liable  to  the  penalties  prescribed  against  such 
by  the  general  laws  for  voting  out  of  their  own  dis- 
trict. 

Approved  March  22,  1851. 


Part  of  THE  ACT  incorporating  the  Newport  and  Covington  Bridge 

Company. 

Manage-      Sec.  8.  Tlic  cutire  business  and  management  of  the 
Sfrs.  ^  ^ '  corporation  shall  be  under  the  control  of  said  board  of 
President  and  Directors,  or  a  majority  of  them  ;  and 
they  shall  make  such  calls  on  the  shareholders,  pay- 
able at  such  periods  and  places  as  they  may  deem 
proper,  with  such  conditions  of  forfeiture  for  non- 
compliance, not  exceeding  the  amount  of  stock  delin- 
quent, as  they  may  deem  right  and  proper.    The  said 
persons,  or  a  majority  of  them,  or  the  said  Directors, 
or  a  majority  of  them,  may,  from  time  to  time,  open 
books  to  receive  subscriptions  of  stock,  until  the 
Newport  wliolcamount  thereof  be  subscribed:  Provided,  that 
tmf  may^"^"  the  citlcs  of  E'cwport  and  Covington,  or  either  of 
whoiestock-  them,  the  other  refusing,  shall  have  power  to  sub- 
may  borrow  scribe  the  whole  or  any  part  of  said  capital  stock, 

money  •  t/    x  i  ^  ^ 

within  ninety  days  after  the  books,  as  aforesaid,  are 
thus  opened,  to  the  exclusion  of  every  individual  or 
individuals,  or  other  corporation ;  and  the  board  of 
Common  Council  of  said  cities  are  hereby  authorized 
and  empowered  to  borrow  any  sura  or  sums  of  mone}' 
that  may  be  deemed  necessarj^  for  that  purpose,  in 
such  manner  and  at  such  times  as  may  be  deemed 
best,  and  to  issue  bonds  therefor  at  a  rate  of  interest 
not  exceeding  ten  per  centum  per  annum,  and  pledge 
the  stock  of  said  city  or  cities,  in  said  bridge  or 
bridges,  for  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest 
of  said  bonds  ;  but  after  the  expiration  of  ninety  days 
after  said  books  shall  have  been  opened,  as  aforesaid, 
the  whole  or  an}^  part  of  said  capital  stock,  which  has 
not  been  subscribed  by  said  cities,  may  be  subscribed 
by  individuals  or  corporations.    The  said  board  may 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


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appoint  a  clerk,  treasurer,  and  such  other  officers  and  DirectorK 

agents  as  they  may  deem  needful,  and  allow  them  Sr^m-''* 

such  compensation  as  they  may  deem  proper,  and  J^^^^' fj^^'l^ 

make  such  rules  and  regulations,  in  order  to  enforce  bonds. 

a  faithful  discharge  of  their  duties,  as  to  them  may 

seem  lit.    The  said  board  may  make  contracts  with 

any  person  or  corporation  touching  the  business  or 

affairs  of  the  company,  and  do  all  things  needful  for 

the  erection  and  completion  of  said  bridge  or  bridges. 

They  may  require  and  take  such  bond  or  other  security.. 

in  their  corporate  name,  from  any  person  or  persons 

they  may  so  appoint  or  contract  with  ;  and  in  the  event  vacancy— 

of  the  death,  resignation,  or  vacancy  of  a  Director, 

or  of  the  President,  said   board  may  supply  the 

vacancy. 

Sec.  7.  If  the  owners  of  any  land  necessary  for  the 
abutments,  the  site,  or  any  avenue  leading  thereto,  so 
as  to  connect  the  said  bridge  or  bridges  with  the 
streets  of  said  cities,  on  either  side  of  said  river,  shall 
object  to  sell  such  land,  at  such  price  as  the  board  may 
think  reasonable,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  said  board  to 
appl}^  to  the  Maj^or  of  the  city  of  i^ewport,  should 
tlie  land  be  situated  in  the  city  of  iTewport,  or  to  the  condem- 
Mayor  of  the  city  of  Covington,  if  situated  in  the  J'^^^Jj,"'' 
city  of  Covington,  for  a  writ  of  ad  quod  dumnum  to 
issue,  and  which  may  be  issued,  directed  to  the  Mar- 
shal of  the  city  in  which  the  land  may  be  situated, 
requiring  him  to  summon  a  jury  of  freeholders  of  the 
city,  who  shall  be  disinterested;  and  said  Marshal 
shall  have  power  to  supph%  by  summons,  other  per- 
sons to  act  as  jurors,  if  needed,  qualified  as  aforesaid; 
and  the  said  jurors  shall  be  sworn  by  the  said  Mar- 
shal, well  and  truly  to  inquire  the  value  of  the  land  to 
be  condemned,  and  the  damage  thereby  resulting  to 
the  owner  thereof,  according  to  the  facts  and  evidence 
submitted  to  them  by  the  parties.  The  verdict  of  the 
jury,  when  rendered,  signed  and  sealed  by  said  jury, 
shall  be  forthwith  returned  to  said  Mayor,  and  if  no 
legal  and  valid  exception  be  taken  thereto,  the  same 
shall  be  entered  of  record  by  him;  and  if,  at  any 
time  within  one  year  thereafter,  the  amount  so 
assessed  shall  be  paid,  the  title  to  the  land  applied  for 
and  thus  condemned  shall  vest  in  said  company;  and 
the  Mayor  aforesaid,  who  shall  have  issued  the  writ, 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


shall  execute  a  deed  of  conveyance  thereof,  which 
shall  pass  the  legal  title. 
Said  cities     Sec.  8.  The  cities  of  E'ewport  and  Covington,  or 

may  buy  out     .  ,  p    ,  ,  ,  ^  ,      .    •  ^  . 

stock  after  either  ot  them,  the  other  refusing  to  join,  may,  at  any 
tea  years.  ^-^^  after  tcn  ycars,  be  at  liberty  to  purchase  the  said 
bridge  or  bridges,  by  paying  the  original  cost  thereof, 
with  six  per  centum  interest  thereon,  should  the  stock 
in  said  company  be  subscribed,  in  part  or  in  whole,  by 
individuals  or  other  corporations  than  said  cities. 

Approved  January  1,  1852. 


AN  ACT  for  the  benefit  of  the  Covington  and  Lexington  Railroad 

Company. 

Company  Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
moLy'""''  ^^^6  Commomoealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  Covington 
and  Lexington  Eailroad  Company  may  borrow  money 
on  their  credit  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars,  in  addition  to  the  amount  heretofore 
authorized,  at  any  rate  of  interest,  not  exceeding 
seven  per  cent,  per  annum:  and  the  said  com^Dany 
may  issue  such  evidences  of  such  indebtedness  as  may 
be  deemed  proper,  and  secure  the  same  by  giving  a 
lien  upon  the  property  and  assets  of  the  company; 
and  the  said  bonds  or  evidences  of  debt  the  said  com- 
pan}^  may  sell  at  such  rate  of  discount  as  they  may 
choose,  and  at  such  places  as  to  them  may  seem 
advisable. 

City  of  Sec.  2.  The  city  of  Covington  is  hereby  authorized 
toimiSrsr  to  indorse  the  bonds  of  said  company  to  an  amount 
bonds.  ^^^^  exceeding  two  hundred  thousand  dollars;  may 
loan  the  credit  of  the  city  to  said  company  to  that 
amount  in  any  other  manner  that  said  city  shall  deter- 
mine :  Provided,  the  qualified  voters  of  said  city  shall 
consent  to  the  same,  either  by  petition  or  voting,  at 
such  times  and  places  as  the  Council  may  prescribe  : 
and  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  be  sufficient. 
Should  any  cause  prevent  a  vote  from  being  taken  at 
the  time  prescribed,  or  should  the  qualified  voters 
fail  to  give  their  assent,  then  the  Council  may  direct 
another  vote  to  be  taken. 

Approved  January  3,  1852. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


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AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  hy  the  General  Assembly 
the  Commoniuealih  of  Kentucky.  That  the  school  funds  kept  apart, 
of  said  city  shall  be  collected  and  kept  distinct  from 
the  general  revenue,  and  shall  not  be  paid  cn  orders 
allowed  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  but  only 
in  and  upon  orders  of  the  school  Trustees. 

Sec.  2.  That  the   Trustees  shall  have  power  to  An-ange- 
arrange  the  boundaries  of  school  districts  and  alter  Soidis- 
the  same  at  pleasure  ;  also  to  appoint  the  time  of  com- 
mencement  and  termination  of  sessions  of  the  schools, 
and  examinations,  and  time  and  duration  of  vaca- 
tions. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  Board  of  Trustees   shall  have  snperin- 
power  and  authorit}^  to  select  some  suitable  person  as  pubHc* 
Superintendent  of  the  common  schools  in  said  city,  schools, 
w^hose  duty  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Board,  and 
allowed  not  exceeding  three  hundred  dollars  in  any 
one  3^ear. 

Sec.  4.  That  when  the  books  of  assessment  have   Duty  of 
been  returned,  the  Council  shall  refer  them  to  the  com-  ' 
mittee  of  Ways  and  Means  or  other  appropriate  com- 
mittee, w4io  shall  constitute  a  board  of  equalization.  Assessed 
and  who  shall  have  power  to  equalize  the  assessments,  may  bi?^ 
and  assess  property  that  has  been  omitted  by  the  ^i^'^i^^'^'i- 
Assessor,  and  make  such  abatement  from  the  allow- 
ance to  tlie  Assessor  for  such  omission  as  to  them 
shall  be  deemed  proper.   The  Assessor  shall  be  allowed  Assessor's 
eight  cents  per  list  for  each  list  taken  by  him,  and 
forfeit  twenty-five  cents  per  list  for  each  one  omitted, 
subject  to  the  regulatory  power  aforesaid;  the  said 
action  of  the  committee  may  be  revised,  corrected, 
amended,  or  recommitted  as  the  Council  shall  deem 
advisable.    After  the  confirmation  of  the  report  by 
the  Council,  amended  or  not,  there  shall  be  no  further 
change  in  the  assessment  as  to  valuation  made;  that  citycierk 
if  at  any  time  after  the  confirmation  aforesaid  any  pro^perty 
officer  of  the  city  shall  discover  or  be  informed  of  any 
property  liable  to  taxation  that  has  been  omitted,  he 
or  they  shall  report  the  same  to  the  City  Clerk,  who 
shall  assess  the  same  and  deliver  the  bill  therefor  to 
the  Treasurer  or  Collector  for  collection,  who  shall 
have  the  same  power  to  collect  the  same  as  if  assessed 


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by  the  Assessor,  and  be  liable  in  the  same  manner 
therefor. 

^^Mayor^ro     Sec.  5.  That  the  City  Council  shall  have  power  to 
orTand  du-  appoint  some  member  of  their  body  or  other  person 
'to  act  as  Mayor  pro  tern,  of  said  city,  during  the 
absence  or  inability  of  the  Mayor  to  act,  or  who  shall, 
from  any  cause,  be  prevented  from  officiating ;  and 
when  so  acting,  the  Mayor  jpro  tein.  shall-  have  and 
possess  all  the  power  and  authority  of  the  Mayor, 
and  shall  receive  the  usual  fees  for  the  business  done, 
.  and  such  proportion  of  the  Mayor's  annual  salary  as 
the  time  of  service  bears  to  the  year. 
Saving  to      Sec.  6.  That  infants, /fMe.s  covert  and  persons  of 
infants,  etc.   j^gQ^-^ j^^j  miud  shall  have  one  year  from  the  time  of 
the  removal  of  their  several  disabilities  to  redeem 
their  property  which  shall  have  been  sold  for  taxes. 
^^Nou-i^esi-  That  when  the  purchaser  at  any  tax  sale  shall  not  be 
chase?^'    a  resident  of  the  city  or  in  the  city,  and  can  not  be 
found  by  the  owner  when  he  wishes  to  redeem  his  or 
her  property,  such  owner  may  pay  the  money  into  the 
city  treasury  in  redemption  thereof,  for  which  the 
Treasurer  shall  give  a  receipt,  and  shall  pay  over  such 
mone}^  to  the  purchaser  when  called  ibr;  the  said 
payment  shall  as  effectually  redeem  the  property  from 
such  sale  as  if  paid  to  the  purchaser:  Provided,  the 
payment  be  made  within  the  time  and  at  the  same 
rates  percent,  of  interest  now  allowed  for  the  redemp- 
tion of  property  sold  for  taxes. 
Mayor        Sec.  7.  That  thc  Mayor  of  said  city  shall  have  and 
hljJnctiins,  possess  tlic  sauic  power  to  grant  injunctions  and 
attachments  that  Judges  of  the  Circuit  and  County 
Courts  have,  and  shall  be  allowed  fifty  cents  for  each' 
injunction  or  attachment  granted,  collectable  as  other 
fees  are. 

Approved  January  7,  1852. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

(Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  thf  Genercd  Assembly  of 
Time  ai-  tkc  Conwionicealtk  of  Kerdvcky,  That  the  Assessor  of 
)r  to  make  the  city  of  Covington  shall  have  until  the  15th  of 
■turn.      April  in  each  year  to  make  return  of  his  book  of 
assessment,  and  the  tax  bills  shall  remain  in  the  hands 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


41 


of  the  Treasurer  of  the  city  for  collection  until  the 
first  day  in  July  in  each  year,  instead  of  the  first  day 
of  June,  as  heretofore. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  lend   Power  to 
the  credit  of  said  city  to  the  Louisville  and  Coving-  dorse  bonds ' 
ton  Railroad  Company  to  the  amount  of  five  hundred  r.co*^"^^' 
thousand  dollars,  by  indorsing  the  bonds  of  said  com- 
pany to  that  amount,  upon  such  reasonable  conditions 
as  may  be  agreed  on  by  the  parties;  but  such  indorse- 
ment shall  not  be  made  until  after  the  question  of 
indorsement  shall  have  been  submitted  to  the  quali- 
fied voters  of  the  city,  and  voted  for  by  a  majority  of 
those  voting. 

Sec.  3.  That  hereafter  all  of  the  ofiicers  of  said  city,  Aiicity 
now  elective  by  the  City  Council,  shall  be  elected  by  eieSby  ^ 
the  qualified  voters  of  the  city,  at  the  regular  annual  ^^^^ people, 
election  in  January  of  every  year;  and  the  City 
Council  shall  by  ordinance  fix  the  time  of  service, 
prescribe  the  duties,  and  fix  the  compensation  of  all 
the  ofiicers  whose  term  of  service,  duties  and  compensa- 
tion have  not  been  fixed  by  the  charter  of  the  city; 
and  when  vacancies  shall  occur  in  any  of  the  offices 
which  have  not  heretofore  been  filled  by  popular  vote, 
the  City  Council  shall  fill  such  vacancies  until  the 
regular  January  election  next  succeeding  the  happen- 
ing thereof,  at  which  time  all  vacancies  then  existing 
shall  be  filled  by  popular  vote,  and  the  City  Council 
shall  make  a  proper  order  for  filling  vacancies  at  the 
regular  election  as  far  as  the  board  may  be  able  to 
anticipate  them. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  levy  Toievya 
a  tax  upon  property  on  the  blocks  which  are  or  may  tax  for  gas. 
be  lighted  by  the  street  lamps  with  gas  to  pay  the 
expense  of  the  light. 

Approved  March  9,  1854. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  county  levy  of  Kenton  County. 

Section  1.  JBe  it  enacted  hj  the  G-eneral  Assembly  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky^  That  all  claims  for 
holding  coroner's  inquests  in  the  city  of  Covington, 
and  claims  of  officers  of  elections  for  holding  elec- 
tions in  said  city,  shall  hereafter  be  paid  by  said  city, 


42  CHARTER  OF  THE 

when  satisfactorily  proven  to  the  City  Council,  and 
shall  not  be  allowed  out  of  the  county  levy  of  Ken- 
ton county. 

Sec.  2.  The  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  Kenton 
county  who  reside  in  the  city,  shall  not  be  permit- 
ted to  sit  at  the  Court  of  Claims,  in  the  county  of 
Kenton. 

Approved  February  5,  1856. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Whereas,  it  is  represented  to  the  present  General 
Assembly,  that  the  city  of  Covington  owes  a  large 
funded  debt,  the  interest  upon  which  is  payable  semi- 
annually, and  a  considerable  amount  of  said  interest 
has  already  become  due  and  the  larger  portion  thereof 
been  met  by  the  issue  and  sale  of  incopie  bonds  of 
said  city,  to  mature  a  part  of  them  in  1856,  a  part  in 
1857,  and  the  residue  in  1858,  and  further  portion  of 
said  interest  already  due  and  to  become  due  has  been 
paid  or  secured  by  the  pledge  of  the  credit  of  private 
individuals,  and  the  revenue  of  said  city  derivable 
from  all  available  sources  under  existing  laws  is  insuf- 
ficient to  pay  the  interest  on  said  funded  debt  in  addi- 
tion to  the  ordinary  expenses  of  said  city;  and, 
v^hereas,  the  legal  voters  of  said  city  of  Covington,  by 
a  vote  polled  on  the  eleventh  day  of  I^ovember,  1854, 
authorized  the  levy  of  a  special  tax  of  twenty-five 
cents  on  each  one  hundred  dollars  valuation  of  taxa- 
ble property  in  said  city  to  pay  said  interest;  there- 
fore, 

coxmcii       Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
to  levyTtax  C 011117101110 eulth  of  Keiititcky,  That  the  City  Council 
est^o^^  fuM-      t^^^  s^^^  ^^t.y      Covington  be,  and  they  are  hereby 
ed  debt  for  authorizcd  and  empowered  by  ordinance  to  levy,  and 
cause  to  be  collected  in  the  same  manner  as  other 
taxes,  a  special  tax  in  addition  to  the  other  taxes 
already  provided  for,  of  twenty-five  cents  on  every 
one  hundred  dollars  valuation  of  taxable  property  in 
said  city,  for  a  period  of  six  years,  and  the  money 
arising  from  such  additional   tax  shall,  under  the 
^    direction  and  control  of  said  Cit}^  Council,  be  appro- 
priated to  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  the  funded 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


43 


debt  of  said  city  and  the  income  bonds  sold  to  pay 
the  same,  and  to  the  reimbursement  of  such  persons 
as  may  have  paid  any  portion  of  said  interest,  and  the 
payment  of  any  obligations  whereby  the  credit  of 
private  individuals  may  have  been  pledged  for  the 
same,  in  such  order  and  manner  as  the  said  City 
Council  shall  deem  proper,  and  by  ordinance  provide. 
But  no  portion  of  the  proceeds  of  said  special  tax 
shall  be  appropriated  to  any  other  purpose,  until  the 
whole  of  said  interest  and  all  obligations  incurred  for 
or  on  account  of  the  same  shall  have  been  fully  paid 
oft'  and  discharged. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  hereafter  the  city  Taxes  to  be 
taxes  shall  be  payable  to  the  City  Treasurer  on  or  juu^J'"  ^  '^^^ 
before  the  15th  of  June  of  each  year,  instead  of  the 
first  of  July,  after  which  period  there  shall  be  added 
fifteen  per  centum  to  the  taxes  contained  in  the  bills 
then  unpaid,  and  within  five  days  after  said  15th  day 
of  ,  June  the  delinquent  tax  bills  shall  be  returned  to 
the  Clerk,  and  proceeded  with  agreeably  to  the  pro- 
visions of  the  charter  now  in  force. 

Approved  February  9,  185(5. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  Covington  and  Cincinnati  Bridge 

Company, 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  increase 
the  Comraonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  act  of  Assem-  ^l^^^^^^^ 
bly,  approved  February,  1846,  incorporating  the  Cov- 
ington and  Cincinnati  Bridge  Company,  be  and  the 
same  is  hereb}'  so  amended  as  to  increase  the  capital 
stock  of  said  company,  making  the  capital  stock  seven 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  divided  into  shares  of  one 
hundred  dollars  each. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  company  may  sell  one  hundred  city  au- 
thousand  dollars  of  its  capital  stock  to  the  city  of  {ate'stock! 
Covington,  to  be  subscribed  and  paid  as  may  be 
agreed  by  said  company  and  said  city,  and  in  pay- 
ment of  said  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  the  said 
city  may  sell  her  bonds  to  the  amount  of  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  the  amount  of  every  bond,  and 
the  time  and  places  of  the  payment  of  principal  and 
interest  to  be  fixed  by  said  city  ;  and  the  city  is  hereby 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


levy  authorized  to  levy  a  tax  of  ten  cents  upon  every  one 
hundred  dollars  worth  of  taxable  property  therein  in 
1856  and  1857,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  interest 
on  such  bonds. 

Approved  February  25,  1856. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

citycoun-     Section  1.  Bc  U  eiiacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
asseTsYnd    tlic  Commonicectlth  of  Kentucky,  That  article  5,  title 
onaifspedes  "Taxatlou,"  scctioA  Ist,  of  the  charter  of  the  city  of 
of  property.  Coviugtou,  bc  SO  amended  as  to  read  thus  :  The  City 
Council  shall  have  power  to  assess  and  collect  taxes 
on  such  real  estate  in  said  city,  and  on  such  personal 
estate,  slaves,  choses  in  action,  and  moneys  within  the 
city,  or  belonging  to  the  inhabitants  of  said  city,  as 
they  may  designate,  and  such  as  now  are,  or  from, 
time  to  time  may  be,  taxable  by  the  laws  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, not  exceeding,  etc. 
May  im-      Sec.  2.  Whcrcas,  doubts  exist  as  to  whether  or  not 
Incho^sin  certain  assessments  and  taxes  upon  certain  articles  of 
accoSinJto  Property,  money,  rights,  and  choses  in  action,  which 
forTTaTs*^  have  been  made  and  collected  by  the  city  of  Coving- 
ton, were  authorized  by  the  charter  of  said  city,  there- 
fore. Be  it  enacted,  That  upon  and  in  conformity  with 
the  assessments  made  within  six  years  last  past,  the 
City  Council  of  said  city  may  impose  a  tax  upon  all 
choses  in  action  and  moneys  authorized  to  be  taxed  by 
the  foregoing  section,  not  exceeding  the  taxes  hereto- 
fore assessed  on  the  same  for  the  last  six  j^ears,  and 
collect  the  same  from  all  persons  who  hav^e  failed  to 
pay  the  taxes  heretofore  imposed,  or  who  having  paid 
may  recover  back  said  taxes ;  but  payments  made  and 
not  recovered  back,  shall  operate  as  payments  of  the 
taxes  hereby  authorized  to  be  imposed. 
Actions,       Sec.  3.  That  all  actions  to  recover  from  said  city 
prosecuted,  the  amouut  of  taxes  which  have  been  or  may  be 
illegally  or  erroneously  collected,  shall  be  prosecuted 
within  three  months  after  the  cause  of  action  arose, 
and  not  afterward  :  but  this  act  shall  not  apply  to 
causes  of  action  now  existing  until  the  first  day  of 
January,  1858. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


45 


Sec.  4.  That  this  act,  except  as  provided  in  the 
third  section,  shall  take  effect  from  its  passage. 

Approved  January  1,  1858. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  an  act,  entitled  an  act  to  amend  the  laws  relating  to 
the  county  levy  of  Kenton  county,  approved  February  5th,  1856. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Com- 
monwealth of  Kentucky,  That  the  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Covington,  the 
County  Judge,  and  the  Circuit  Court,  when  sitting 
in  Covington,  shall  commit  to  the  jail  in  said  city,  all 
offenders  against  the  laws  of  this  Commonwealth,  and 
all  persons  charged  with  violating  said  laws,  where 
the  offense  was  committed,  or  charged  to  have  been 
committed,  in  said  city;  and  all  claims  of  every  kind, 
for  officers'  fees,  physicians'  services,  or  other  claims, 
so  originating,  in  reference  to  such  persons,  which 
now  are,  or  heretofore  were  paid  out  of  the  county 
levy  of  Kenton  county,  shall  hereafter  be  paid  by  said 
city,  when  satisfactorily  proven  to  the  City  Council, 
and  shall  not  be  allowed  out  of  the  county  levy  of 
Kenton  county. 

Approved  February  2,  1858. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  Covington  and  Cincinnati  Bridge 

Company. 

Section  3.  That  the  city  of  Covington  shall  have  city  of 
and  is  hereby  vested  with  full  power  and  authoritj^  to  Say  le^vy' 
levy  and  impose  a  tax  upon  the  taxable  property  of  l*?  P.^'.f"^ 

■I  .  T  1  T>  1111  SClipilOU, 

the  city,  and  upon  whatever  else  is  taxable  by  the  etc. 
charter  of  said  city,  to  produce  an  amount  sufficient 
to  make  good  the  loss  or  discount  at  which  the  ninety 
bonds  of  said  city  of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000) 
each,  taken  by  said  company,  may  be  sold,  said  bonds 
having  been  yjassed  to  said  company  at  par  value,  in 
pajmient  of  $90,000  of  said  city's  stock  subscription : 
Provided,  that  this  amount  shall  not  exceed  the  actual 
loss  which  the  company  may  sustain  in  disposing  of 
said  bonds  :  And,  provided,  that  in  no  event,  shall 
more  than  thirty-one  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 


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CHAKTER  OF  THE 


(131,500)  be  paid  to  said  company  by  said  city,  on 
account  of  snch  loss  or  discount;  also,  to  levy  and 
impose  a  tax  for  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  said 
bonds,  until  the  dividends  on  the  city's  stock  shall 
pa}^  the  same;  or  said  city  may  levy  and  impose  a  tax 
sufficient  to  produce  ninety  thousand  dollars  (?90,000), 
and  therev\dth  redeem  the  bonds  so  given  to  the  said 
company:  Provided,  that  no  tax  shall  be  levied  for 
the  purpose  of  redeeming  said  bonds,  nor  for  the  pay- 
ment of  said  $31,500,  nor  any  part  thereof,  exceeding 
one  per  cent,  per  annum,  nor  until  the  question  of 
levying  such  tax  shall  be  submitted  to  the  decision  of 
the  qualiticd  voters  of  the  city,  at  an  election  held  for 
that  purpose,  which  election  may  be  ordered  and 
notice  thereof  be  given  by  the  City  Council  of  said 
city  whenever,  and  in  what  manner  soever  it  may 
deem  it  expedient  to  do  so.  If  the  majorit}'  of  the 
votes  cast  at  such  election  be  in  favor  of  said  tax,  it 
Tax-pay-  shall  bc  Icvlcd.  That  iu  case  it  shall  be  decided  to 
nTockh^^^  levy  a  tax  for  the  purpose  of  redeeming  said  bonds, 
company,  thcu  thc  tax-paycrs  shall  have  stock  of  said  company 
issued  to  them  for  the  amount  of  the  tax  paid,  when 
certificates  or  receipts  for  the  payment  of  such  tax 
shall  be  presented  amounting  to  a  share  or  shares  of 
stock.  The  tax  receipts  shall  be  transferable  by 
assignment,  and  when  assigned  the  holders  thereof 
shall  have  all  tjbe  rights  which  the  original  holders 
possessed;  and*  such  tax  receipts  shall  entitle  the 
holders  thereof  to  pro  rata  dividends,  though  the 
amount  or  amounts  thereof  be  less  than  a  share  of 
stock:  Provided,  that  the  stock  issued  to  said  city,  in 
consideration  of  the  said  ninety  bonds,  shall  be 
returned  to  said  company  as  the  bonds  shall  be 
redeemed  ov  paid  by  the  tax  provided  for  in  this  sec- 
tion. Said  City  Council  shall  have  the  same  power 
and  authority  to  collect  the  taxes  which  may  be  levied 
and  imposed  under  authority  of  this  amendment,  for 
the  payment  of  the  interest  on  said  bonds,  and  to 
make  good  any  loss  said  company  may  sustain  in  dis- 
posing of  the  same,  not  exceeding  the  §31,500  above 
stated,  or  to  provide  the  means  to  redeem  said  ninety 
bonds,  as  it  now  has  to  collect  the  ordinary  revenue 
tax  of  the  city. 

Approved  February  6,  1858. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON. 


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AN  ACT  to  regulate  the  tenure  of  Common  School  property  in  the  city 
of  Covington. 

Whereas,  It  has  been  represented  to  the  General 
Assembly  that  certain  lots  of  ground  and  other  prop- 
erty situated  in  the  city  of  Covington,  I^entucky,  have 
been  purchased  out  of  moneys  belonging  to  the  Com- 
mon School  Fund  of  said  city,  but  title  thereto  has 
been  taken  to  said  city  without  any  limitation  of  the 
same  that  said  property  shall  be  held  for  the  use  and 
benefit  of  the  Common  Schools;  and  the  moneys  with 
which  said  property'  was  purchased  having  been  invio- 
lably dedicated  to  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Common 
Schools  of  Covington;  Therefore, 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky^  That  the  city  of  Cov- 
ington, through  its  proper  authorities,  is  required, 
within  ninety  days  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  to 
convey  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Common  Schools  of 
said  city,  all  property,  as  well  as  any  interest  therein, 
which  has  been  purchased  out  of  moneys  belonging 
to  the  Common  School  Fund  of  said  city  ;  and  said 
Trustees  are  required,  so  soon  as  such  conveyance  has 
been  made,  to  re-convey  the  property  mentioned  in 
^  this  act  to  the  city  of  Covington,  to  be  held  for  the 
use  and  benefit  of  the  Common  Schools  of  said  city, 
and  for  no  other  purpose. 

Sec.  2.  This  act  shall  take  eftect  from  and  after  its 
passage. 

Approved  February  15,  1858. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  ^/ ^j^^^'j^g^**^ 
the  Comriconwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  corporate  tlnied.''^" 
limits  of  the  city  of  Covington  be,  and  they  are  here- 
by extended  as  follows:  The  line  running  along  the 
Covington  and  Lexington  turnpike  shall  extend  to  a 
point  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Fif- 
teenth street,  if  extended;  and  thence  eastwardly  in 
a  straight  line  to  the  point  at  which  the  present  boun- 
dary strikes  Willow  street;  and  the  territory  hereby 
added  to  said  city  shall,  until  changed  by  the  proper 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


authority,  constitute  a  part  of  the  present  ward  of 
said  city  adjoining  this  extension  of  territory. 
Maydesig-     Sec.  2.  The  City  Council  shall  designate  more  than 

nate  moi-e  t  •  i  t  'j,!! 

than  one     oue  votiug  placc  ui  any  ward,  and  prescribe  the  boun- 
Ineadi^'^*^''  darics  of  the  precinct  for  each  voting  place,  whenever 
ward.        ^,  majority  of  the  voters  of  such  ward  shall  petition 
the  Council  to  do  so;  and  any  voter  who  shall  vote 
out  of  his  precinct  so  established,  shall  be  liable  to 
the  penalties  denounced  against  illegal  voting:  Fro- 
vided,  no  change  shall  be  made  within  ten  days  next 
May  rear-  preccdiug  au  electlou.    The  Council  shall  rearrange 
wa"rd8.       and  equalize  the  wards,  whenever  it  is  made  to  ap- 
pear to   them  that  the  white   population    of  the 
ward  having  the  lowest  number  in  population  in  as 
much  as  one-fourth  less  than  the  white  population  of 
the  ward  having  the  highest  number  in  population  ; 
and  in  such  rearrangement,  or  whenever  it  shall  be 
deemed  necessary,  the  Council  shall  have  power  to 
make  a  new  ward  or  wards.    The  wards  in  their  ar- 
rangement shall  always  be  made  as  equal  in  popula- 
An  enu-   tiou  as  practicable.    An  enumeration  of  the  popula- 
po^puiltron^  tion  of  each  ward  shall  be  made  in  the  year  1860, 
to  be  made.  ^^^^  Qyevj  fifth  year  thereafter,  by  the  assessor  of  the 
city. 

Tovote;by     ggc.  3.  In  all  elections  under  the  city  charter  the 

billot  . 

votes  shall  be  given  by  ballot;  and  the  ballot-boxes 
shall  be  provided  by  the  City  Council. 
May  assess  Seo.  4.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power,  from 
taxes'^for'^  time  to  time,  to  assess  and  collect  taxes  for  specific 
posei!"^  1'"^"  purposes,  and  for  limited  periods  of  time,  upon  what- 
ever now  is,  or  from  time  to  time  may  be,  taxable 
under  this  charter  for  revenue  purposes,  for  such  a 
sum  on  each  one  hundred  dollars  of  valuation,  and 
for  such  a  period  of  time  as  the  Council  may  desig- 
nate :  Provided,  that  no  tax  shall  be  levied  under  this 
section,  unless  a  majority  of  the  qualified  voters  of 
said  city,  at  a  general  election,  either  city  or  State, 
shall  have  been  cast  in  favor  of  the  same,  in  such 
form  as  the  same  may  be  prescribed  and  submitted  by 
the  City  Council :  And,  provided  further,  that  no  such 
special  tax  shall  exceed  forty  cents  in  one  year  on 
each  one  hundred  dollars  of  valuation. 

Sec.  5.  That  any  lien  now  existing  or  that  may 
hereafter  exist  on  any  lot  or  lots,  or  part  of  lot  or  lots 


CITY  OF  COVINGTOT^. 


of  ground  by  virtue  of  the  city  charter  of  said  city  ^^^1^^^^^' 
Covington,  to  secure  the  payment  of  the  tax  levied,  lots  for  tax- 
or  that  may  be  hereafter  levied  to  pay  for  improve-  enSSd  in 
ments  done  by  order  of  the  City  Council,  in  accord-  S*cour?' 
ance  with  said  charter,  on  the  streets  or  sidewalks,  or 
for  the  construction  of  new  streets  as  now  provided, 
may  be  enforced  by  a  suit  in  equity,  in  the  Kenton 
Circuit  Court,  by  the  contractor  or  any  claimant  under 
him,  who  shall  exhibit  a  copy  of  the  ordinance  or 
order  of  said  Council  directing  said  work  to  be  done, 
a  copy  of  the  proceeding  accepting  said  work  by  said 
Council,  and  a  cop}^  of  the  ordinance  levying  the  tax 
on  the  property  fronting  or  abutting  said  street  so 
improved  with  sidewalk,  or  repaired  or  constructed, 
which  proceedings,  shown  by  said  copies,  shall  be 
prima  facie  evidence  in  favor  of  the  claim  of  the  con- 
tractor or  any  one  claiming  under  him ;  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  said  court  to  correct  errors,  if  any,  in  the 
assessment,  and  decree  an  enforcement  of  the  lien,  and 
a  sale  of  so  much  of  the  property  of  the  parties  de- 
fendant as  will  be  sufficient  to  pay  such  assessment 
and  costs.  The  Master  Commissioner,  before  making 
any  sale  under  a  proceeding  under  this  act,  shall  cause 
the  property  ordered  to  be  sold,  to  be  appraised  in  the 
same  manner  as  land  sold  under  execution  by  a  sheriff 
is  by  law  required  to  be  appraised  ;  and  if  such  part 
as  he  may  sell  shall  be  sold  for  less  than  two-thirds  of 
the  appraised  value,  it  shall  be  liable  and  subject  to 
redemption  in  like  manner,  within  one  year  after  the 
day  of  sale,  in  all  respects  as  provided  for  in  case  of 
sheriff's  sales,  excepting  the  court  shall,  if  the  same 
has  not  been  redeemed  by  its  order,  cause  a  deed  to  be 
made  to  the  purchaser:  Provided,  however,  that  noth- 
ing in  this  act  shall  authorize  such  proceeding  for  any 
claim  of  a  less  sum  than  twenty -five  dollars,  nor  shall 
this  act  prevent  the  enforcement  of  the  lien  as  now 
provided  by  said  charter. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  Board  of  School  Trustees  are  r^f^^^Hl 
hereby  allowed  to  pay  a  Superintendent  of  the  Com-  may  pay  a 
mon  Schools  in  said  city  any  sum  they  may  deem  Str°*^° 
proper,  not  exceeding  one  thousand  dollars  for  one 
year;  said  Superintendent  shall  not,  while  superin- 
tending, teach  any  school. 


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Sec.  7.  That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict 
herewith,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  8.  That  this  act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage. 

Approved  March  1,  1860. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Slay  pass  SECTION  1.  Be  it  eucicted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
auowTnlfees  the  Commouwealth  of  Kentucky^  That  the  charter  of  the 
to  jailor.  of  Covington  be  amended,  and  the  Council  of 

said  city  is  hereby  authorized  to  pass  such  ordinance 
as  shall  allow  fees  to  the  marshal  and  jailor  in  said 
city,  in  cases  of  arrest  and  confinement  for  misde- 
meanor in  the  said  city,  as  in  their  judgment  may  be 
deemed  proper :  Provided,  however,  nothing  herein 
shall  be  construed  to  interfere  with  the  fees  now 
allowed  by  law  to  such  officers. 

Sec  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage. 

Approved  October  4,  1861. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Whereas,  It  is  represented  to  this  General  Assem- 
bly that  the  city  of  Covington  is  bound,  as  indorser 
or  guarantor,  on  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  of  the 
bonds  of  the  Covington  and  Lexington  Railroad  Com- 
pany, and  accumulated  interest  thereon,  amounting,  at 
the  present  time,  to  about  sixty  thousand  dollars;  and 
that  the  State  Courts  and  the  United  States  District 
Court  have  decided  that  the  city  is  justly  and  legally 
bound  for  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest 
of  said  bonds;  and  that  the  revenue  of  said  city, 
derivable  from  all  sources   under  existing  laws,  is 
insufficient  to  pay  the  accumulated  and  accruing  inter- 
est on  said  debt,  in  addition  to  the  ordinary  expenses 
and  other  liabilities  of  said  city — therefore. 
May  levy      SECTION  1.  Be  it  euacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
aud  collect  the  Coiumonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  City  Council 
fax  to'^pay   of  Said  city  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and 
uess  o?'city.  empowcrcd  to  levy  and  cause  to  be  collected,  in  the 


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51 


same  manner  as  other  taxes,  in  addition  to  the  taxes 
ah^eady  provided  for,  a  tax  of  fifty  cents  on  every  one 
hundred  dollars  valuation  of  taxable  property  in  said 
city,  annually,  for  a  period  of  four  years;  and  the 
money  arising  from  such  additional  tax,  or  so  much 
thereof  as  shall  be  necessary,  shall,  under  the  direc- 
tion and  control  of  said  City  Council,  be  appropriated 
to  the  payment  of  the  interest  due  and  maturing  on 
the  bonds  of  the  Covington  and  Lexington  Railroad 
Company,  indorsed  by  said  city.  And  at  the  expira- 
tion of  the  four  years  the  tax  herein  authorized  to  be 
levied  and  collected,  for  the  purpose  above  named, 
shall  be  reduced  by  said  City  Council  to  an  amount 
not  exceeding  twenty  cents  on  each  one  hundred  dol- 
lars valuation  of  taxable  property  in  said  city,  annu- 
ally, for  the  purpose  aforesaid ;  and  at  such  rate  may 
be  continued  as  long  as  necessity  requires  it. 

Sec.  2.  This  act  to  take  effect  from  and  after  its 
passage. 

Approved  January  17,  1863. 


AN  ACT  concerning  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  Mayor  of  the 
city  of  Covington  shall  have  concurrent  jurisdiction, 
in  the  county  of  Kenton,  with  the  Circuit  Court 
Judge,  in  issuing,  hearing,  and  determining  writs  of 
habeas  corpus. 

Sec.  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  its  passage. 

Approved  February  26,  1863. 


Amendment  to  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  Att'y.ci'k, 
the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  City  Clerk,  Treasurer  &' 
City  Attorney,  City  Ireasurer  and  City  Engineer,  ^oid  their 
hereafter  elected  in  the  city  of  Covington,  shall  hold  yeaS!^*^^^ 
their  respective  offices  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and 
until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  2.  That  two  School  Trustees  shall  be  elected 
from  each  ward,  and  a  President  of  the  School  Board 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


President  from  the  city  at  large.  The  President  elected  at  the 
Trustees —  January  election,  18(J4,  shall  hold  his  office  for  one 
how  elected.  thereafter  the  President  of  the  School  Board 

shall  be  elected  at  the  same  time  the  President  of  the 
City  Council  is  elected,  and  shall  hold  his  office  for 
the  same  length  of  time.    Of  the  Trustees  elected  at 
Tenure  of  thc  Ja^iuary  election,  1864,  one  from  each  ward  shall 
office.       hold  his  office  for  one  year,  and  the  other  for  two 
years;  which  of  them  shall  serve  for  one  year,  and 
which  for  two  years,  shall  be  determined  by  lot  in  the 
presence  of  the  School  Board,  by  the  President  and 
City  Clerk,  or  by  the  members  themselves,  from  each 
ward  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  School  Board,  after  the 
election,  so  that,  after  the  next  eletion,  at  the  annual 
charter  election  in  said  city,  only  one  School  Trustee 
be^ugiwe^"  shall  bc  elected  from  each  ward.    No  person  shall  be 
forPres't.    eligible  to  the  office  of  President  of  the  School  Board 
until  he  shall  have  attained  the  age  of  thirty  years. 
He  shall  also  be  a  citizen  of  this  State,  and  shall 
have  been  a  resident  of  the  said  city  for  three  years 
Who  shall  next  preceding   his  election.     ITo  person  shall  be 
as^Trlstee!   eligible  to  the  office  of  School  Trustee  until  he  shall 
have  attained  the  age  of  twenty-three  years.  He 
shall  also  be  a  citizen  of  this  State,  and  shall  have 
resided  in  said  city  three  years,  and  the  ward  from 
which  he  may  be  elected  three  months  next  preced- 
ing his  election. 

Inspectors 

Sec.  3.  The  Inspectors  of  Elections  shall  make 
turnlS^iec-  rctum  to  thc  School  Board  of  the  elections  held  for 
tions.        ^Yxe  election  of  President  of  the  School  Board,  and  of 
School  Trustees,  and  said  Board  shall  be  the  exclusive 
judges  of  the  qualification  of  all  the  officers,  candi- 
dates, and  return  of  the  Inspectors ;  and  if  from  any 
cause  the  officer  returned  elected,  shall  not  be  deemed 
elected  or  eligible,  or  an  election  shall  fail  of  any  par- 
ticular officer,  the  School' Board  shall  order  a  new 
In  special  elcctiou  to  fill  the  vacancy.    In  all  cases  of  special 
schloT''     elections,  ordered  by  the  School  Board,  it  shall  ap- 
fnTpeVtor^s!^  polut  aud  pay  the  Inspectors  of  the  election,  and  it 
shall  pay  all  other  expenses  attending  such  elections, 
Inspectors  out  of  the  School  fund.  Inspectors  of  Elections  so  ap- 
^^nLTnd  pointed  shall  have  the  same  qualifications,  and  they 
ti^n"^^"^"    shall  proceed  in  all  respects  iu  the  same  manner  that 
Inspectors  are  now  required  to  have,  and  to  proceed, 


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when  appointed  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  be 
governed  by  the  same  regulations,  unless  others  shall 
be  prescribed  by  the  School  Board. 

S^EC.  4.  The  Board  shall  fix  its  time  and  place  of^jmie  of^ 
meeting.    The  President  of  the  Board  shall  have  ™owerY° 
power  to  call  special  meetings  of  the  School  Board  ;  cau  Se^t* 
and  upon  written  request  of  three  Trustees,  it  shall  ^"8^- 
be  his  duty  to  convene  the  Board  at  such  time  as  they 
ma}^  designate;  and  upon  his  failure,  or  refusal,  said 
three,  or  any  other  three  Trustees,  shall  have  power 
to  convene  the  said  Board.    In  the  absence  of  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  from  the  city,  any  three  members 
of  the  said  Board  may  call  a  meeting  of  the  Board; 
and  at  any  meeting,  should  the  President  of  the  Board  President 
be  absent,  said  Board  shall  appoint  a  President  ^ro  ^po'Snted'/^" 
tempore,  who  shall  have  the  same  power  as  the  Presi- 
dent. 

Sec.  5.  The  meetings  and  deliberations  of  the  said  Meetings 
Board  shall  be  held  in  some  public  place.    It  shall  L  public— 
determine  its  own  rules;  compel  the  attendance  of  J^^attemr" 
members.     It  may  punish  members  for  disorderly  anceof 
conduct,  and  expel  a  member  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  etc.,  and' 
of  all  the  members  elect,  after  five  days  notice,  in  orderiVcou- 
writing,  specifying  the  charges,  and  allowing  him  an 
opportunity  of  being  heard  in  defense,  with  or  without 
counsel,  as  said  member  may  desire. 

Sec.  6.  A  majority  of  all  the  members,  including  Majority 
the  President,  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  do  busi-  TquTum?*^ 
ness,  except  that  it  shall  require  a  vote  of  two-thirds 
of  the  members  present  to  appropriate  money,  and 
to  elect  a  school  teacher,  but  a  majority  of  the  Board  ^^^^J^jj^ 
may  remove  a  teacher.    The  Board  only  shall  have  ™!Ind^ex-' 
power  to  suspend  or  expel  a  child  from  school,  after  * 
notice  to  the  parent,  guardian,  or  person  having 
charge  of  the  child,  and  a  fair  examination  of  such 
charge  as  a  teacher  may  prefer  in  writing  against  any 
child.    The  President  shall  have  all  the  powers,  and  President's 
shall  perform  all  the  duties  heretofore  had  and  done 
by  the  Chairman  of  the  School  Board,  and  such  other 
duties  as  may  be  required  of  him  by  the  Board. 

Sec.  7.  The  School  Board  shall  have  power  to  ap-   Board  of 
point  the  Board  of  Examiners  to  examine  teachers  L^p-^'^''' 
applying  to  be  employed  as  teachers  in  said  schools,  p^^'^ted. 
and  shall  prescribe  their  term  of  oflice;  prescribe 


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CHAKTER  OF  THE 


their  duties,  and  remove  them  at  pleasure.  Said 
Examiners  shall  have  the  same  qualification  as  to  age 

oauiof  that  is  herein  required  for  Trustees.  All  officers  of 
the  said  city  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of 
their  respective  offices,  take  the  oath  required  to  be 

Their  du-  taken  by  the  members  of  the  City  Council,  and  in 
addition  thereto  the'  said  Examiners  shall  swear  to 
faithfully  examine  all  applicants  for  the  position  of 
teacher,  accurately  report  their  qualifications  for  teach- 
ing, and  degrees  of  scholarship,  without  favor,  affec- 
tion, or  partiality. 

Sec.  8.  That  so  much  of  the  charter  of  the  city  of 
Covington,  as  is  inconsistent  herewith,  is  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  its  passage. 

Approved  February  — ,  1864. 


AN  ACT  to  amend  the  charter  of  the  city  of  Covington. 

Streets.  Section  1.  Be  U  euacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
^obr'im^'  the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  That  the  City  Council 
Jxplnse^'of  ^^^^  ^^^y  Covington  shall  have  full  power  and 
property  authoHty  to  procuro  all  the  streets,  alleys,  market 
spaces  and  lanes  in  said  city  to  be  improved  or 
repaired,  in  whole  or  in  part,  in  any  manner  they 
may  deem  advisable,  at  the  expense  and  cost  of  the 
ow^ners  of  the  property  fronting  the  same;  said  Coun- 
cil shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  cause  and 
procure  all  the  streets,  alleys,  market  spaces  and  lanes 
in  said  city,  in  whole  or  in  part,  to  be  graded,  cul- 
verted,  or  otherwise  drained,  paved  and  curbed  ;  or 
graded,  curbed  and  MacAdamized  ;  or  to  be  graded, 
curbed  and  paved  entirely  across  the  street;  or  curbed 
and  paved  a  portion  of  the  distance  across  the  street 
and  MacAdamized  the  balance  of  the  distance  be- 
tween the  paved  portions;  or  after  the  grading,  to 
put  upon  the  same,  either  any  or  all  of  said  kinds  of 
improvements,  and  to  underlay  either  any  or  all  of 
the  said  kinds  of  improvements,  after  the  grading, 
with  gravel  or  sand,  or  both;  and  to  spread  upon  the 
top  of  either  any  or  all  of  said  kinds  of  improve- 
ments, gravel  or  sand,  or  both,  and  to  do,  or  cause  to 
be  done  either  any  or  all  of  said  kinds  of  improve- 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON". 


55 


ments,  with  bowlder  or  any  other  sort  of  stone,  at  the 
expense  and  cost  of  the  owner  of  lots  fronting  on 
such  streets,  alleys,  market  spaces,  public  squares  or 
grounds,  or  lanes;  and  a  petition  in  writing  to  ^^^^  owne^of  a* 
said  Council  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  larger  part  i^gSpart 
of  the  ground  between  the  points  to  be  improved,  to  Ki-'^ 
fronting  on  any  street,  alley,  market  space,  public  KJ^tto"a«- 
ground  or  square,  or  lane,  shall  be  sufficient  to  author-  thonze^work 
ize  the  said  Council  to  contract  for  either  any  or  all  of 
the  above-mentioned  kinds  of  improvements  :  Pro- 
vided,  that  the  property  fronting  on   any  market 
space,  public  ground  or  square,  shall  be  liable  for  the 
improvement  in  front  thereof  to  a  distance  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  feet :  And,,  provided,  further,  that  the  said  Proviso. 
Council,  by  a  vote  of  all  the  members  elect,  may  cause 
any  street,  alley,  lane,  market  space,  public  ground  or 
square,  in  said  city,  to  be  improved  as  aforesaid  at  the 
cost  and  expense  of  the  owners  of  the  lots  or  parts  of 
lots  fronting  on  the  same,  without  petition  or  consent. 
The  culverting  and  draining  shall  be  done  with  and 
included  in  the  cost  and  expense,  as  a  part  of  the 
grading;  and  when  the  improvenient  ordered  shall  be  Expenseto 
completed,  the  said  Council  shall  apportion  the  cost  tioiiS"'^" 
and  expense  thereof  equally  among  the  lot  owners,  among  let 
according  to  the  feet  front ;  and  a  lien  is  hereby  given  holders, 
on  the  lots  or  parts  of  lots  for  the  same,  which  cost  improve-^ 
and  expenses  may  be  listed  and  collected,  as  other  ^fjgf/oj,^'^ 
taxes  are.  by  the  City  Collector,  or  by  any  special  col-  property, 
lector,  either  of  whom  shall  have  authority  to  sell  levied  and 
and  convey  the  lots  and  parts  of  lots  for  the  same,  citytoL'^I 
according  to  such  by-laws,  ordinances  and  regula- {^^^^^^  ^^^^'^ 
tions  as  have  been  made  for  snch,  or  similar  purposes, 
by  the  said  Council,  or  such  as  shall  be  made  or  or- 
dained by  said  Council,  and  according  to  the  charter 
of  said  city,  and  the  laws  for  such  purposes  now  in 
force,  and  any  statement  made  by  any  collector,  or 
master  commissioner,  in  any  bond  or  deed  selling  or 
conveying  property  sold  for  the  payment  of  any  of 
the  taxes  hereby  imposed,  or  imposed  by  any  other 
portions  of  the  charter  of  said  city,  shall  be  -prima  facie 
evidence  of  the  truth  of  the  facts  stated  to  have  been 
done  ;  but  such  statements  may  be  contradicted  :  Pro-    Lots  soid, 
vided,  further,  that  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  lots,  whatTime"" 
or  part  or  parts  of  lots,  sold  for  the  payment  of  the  redeemed. 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


costs  and  expenses  of  such  improvement  as  aforesaid, 
who  have  not  consented  in  writing  for  that  purpose, 
shall  be  allowed  five  years  in  which  to  redeem  the 
same,  by  paying  to  the  purchaser  of  said  lots,  or  lot 
or  part  of  a  lot,  so  sold  as  aforesaid,  the  purchase 
money  with  fifty  per  centum  interest  per  annum,  and 
two  per  centum  interest  on  all  the  taxes  and  levies 
that  may  have  subsequently  accrued  and  been  paid  by 
the  purchaser;  and  those  who  may  have  consented  in 
writing,  may  redeem  at  any  time  within  one  year  on 
payment  to  the  purchaser  of  the  said  property  the 
Proviso  in  like  intcrcst:   Provided,  further^  that  infants, /eme.s 
fants./Im^s'  coveH,  aud  persons  of  unsound  mind,  shall  have  one 
covert.,  etc!  year  iu  whicli  to  redeem,  on  like  terms,  after  their 
Council    respective  disabilities  shall  be  removed  :  Provided, fur- 
^adiSg^     ther,  that  the  said  Council  shall,  by  a  vote  of  two- 
leys^^etc"!!"  thirds  of  the  members  elect,  have  power  to  pay  for 
out  of  Trea-  the  grading  of  the  streets  and  alleys,  and  for  culverts, 
and  for  improving,  as  aforesaid,  any  of  the  market 
spaces,  public  grounds,  wharf  or  square,  out  of  the  City 
City  may  Treasury.  In  the  collection  of  any  taxes  imposed  by  this 
miS'^aie,  act,  or  by  any  other  portion  of  the  charter  of  said  city, 
for  taxes.    ^^iQ  cltymay,  by  direction  of  the  said  Council,  through 
any  officer  of  the  city,  purchase  at  any  sale  made  for 
At  what    the  purpose  of  collecting  any  such  tax.    The  lien 
IttTch!''"     hereby  created  shall  attach  from  the  time  the  improve- 
ment is  ordered  to  be  put  under  contract. 
Portion  of     Sec.  2.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  and 
alley? to"be  authority  to  causc  and  procure  repairs  of  portions  of 
^eftiSclses  streets,  alleys  or  lanes  to  be  made  by  the  street  com- 
without      missioner,  by  order  of  the  said  Council,  without  peti- 
Fot'owners.  tiou  or  conscut,  iu  such  manner  and  with  such  ma- 
terials as  Council  may  deem  best,  at  the  expense  of  the 
owners  of  the  lots  or  parts  of  lots  on  the  square,  inclu- 
ding the  place  or  places  where  the  repairs  shall  be 
When  lien  ncccssary,  and  for  such  work  a  lien  shall  attach  upon 
attaches.  property  along  the  square,  including  the  same 

from  the  time  the  work  is  ordered  to  be  done;  the 
cost  and  expenses  thereof  shall  be  apportioned  ac- 
cording to  the  feet  front  among  the  owners  of  the 
lots  fronting  upon  the  street,  alley  or  lane  of  the 
Costs  of    square  so  repaired,  and  the  costs  and  expenses  accru- 
to^be^i'sted'  ing  under  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  listed 
?axef with  the  city  Street  Commissioner,  and  he  shall  have 


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the  same  fees,  power  and  authority,  and  shall  in  all 
respects  proceed  in  collecting  the  same  as  the  City 
Collector  has,  and  is  authorized  to  do  in  the  preced- 
ing section  to  proceed  in  collecting  assessments  for 
improving  streets,  alleys,  etc.,  and  the  owner  of  the 
lots  or  part  of  a  lot  sold  shall  have  the  same  right  of  Kedemp- 
redemption  as  the  owner  of  property  sold  for  improv- 
ing streets,  etc.,  has  in  said  section,  and  upon  the  same 
terms  and  conditions. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  and  stoue 
authority,  with  or  without  petition  or  consent  of  mayTe^^ 
property  holders  or  owners,  to  cause  and  procure  w  paid'^^ 
street  crossings  of  stone,  or  other  material,  to  be  made 
or  repaired  at  the  time  improvements  of  streets  are 
made,  or  at  any  other  time,  and  add  the  cost  and  ex- 
penses thereof  to  the  costs  of  the  improvements,  to  be 
apportioned,  according  to  the  feet  front,  among  the 
owners  of  the  lots  or  parts  of  lots  along  the  street 
crossed,  to  reach  one-half  of  the  distance  toward  the 
nearest  streets;  and  when  only  the  crossing  }s  made, 
that  expense  shall  be  apportioned  in  the  same  man- 
ner, and  the  cost  and  expense  thereof  in  both  cases 
shall  be  a  lien  upon  the  lots  and  parts  of  lots  extend- 
ing along  said  distance  ;  and  the  same  shall  be  listed 
and  collected  in  the  same  manner,  and  upon  the  same 
terms  and  conditions  in  every  respect  that  any  other 
improvement  of  a  street  can  be  collected,  subject  to 
the  same  right  of  sale  and  redemption. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  and  Maypur- 

.1  ,  1  i  r»  •  chase  steam 

authority  to  purchase  one  or  more  steam  lire-engmes,  fire-engiues. 
hose  carriages,  horses,  harness,  and  appurtenances  to 
them,  sufficient  to  fully  organize   an  efficient  fire 
department;  and,  also,  power  to  supply  a  sufficient 
number  of  men  to  take  charge  of  and  manage  the 
same;  and  to  erect  suitable  buildings  for  the  same, 
and  pay  the  whole  expense  thereof  as  hereinafter  set 
forth.    After  this  department  is  fully  organized,  paid  Firemen, 
firemen  only  shall  be  exempt  from  service  on  juries,  ^mp^ed from 
and  from  doing  military  duty  in  the  time  of  peace.  JurSrinT 
Council  shall  pass  such  by-laws  and  ordinances  as  military 
maybe  necessary  for  the  government  and  regulation 
of  said  fire  department ;  and  Council  may  appoint 
sucli  officers  for  said  department  and  for  such  time  of 
service  as  they  may  deem  proper,  and  invest  the  offi-  pow^J'^^s 


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reduced. 


cers  and  members,  or  any  portion  of  them,  with  such 
police  powers  as  they  may  deem  expedient  to  prescribe 
^Council  by  ordinance;  and  that  the  said  Council  be,  and  they 
and  collect  arc  hcrcby  authorized  and  empowered  to  levy  and 
cause  to  be  collected,  in  the  same  manner  as  other 
taxes,  in  addition  to  the  taxes  already  provided  for,  a 
tax,  not  exceeding  teri  cents  on  every  one  hundred 
dollars  valuation  of  taxable  property,  now  liable  to 
taxation  under  the  charter  of  said  city,  for  a  period  of 
three  years;  and  the  money  arising  from  such  addi- 
tional tax  shall,  under  the  direction  and  control  of 
said  Council,  be  appropriated  exclusively  to  the  pur- 
ax,when  poscs  mentioned  in  this  section.  And  at  the  expira- 
tion of  the  said  three  years,  the  said  tax,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  sustaining  said  paid  fire  department,  shall  be 
reduced  by  said  Council  to  a  sum  not  exceeding  five 
cents  on  each  one  hundred  dollars  valuation  of  taxa- 
ble property  above  mentioned,  annually  ;  and  at  such 
rate  may  be  continued  as  long  as  necessity  requires  it, 
exclusively  for  said  purpose. 
•urisXt'ion  ^'  "^^^^  "Mayor's  Court  of  Covington"  shall 

juris  ic  ion.  j^^^,^  coucurreut  jurisdictiou  with  the  Quarterly  Courts 
in  civil  cases,  where  the  amount  in  controversy,  exclu- 
sive of  interest  and  cost,  shall  not  exceed  one  hun- 
peilmaj^be  ^^'^^  dollaTs.    Either  party  may  appeal  from  this 
taken  to     Court  to  tlic  Circuit  Court,  in  addition  to  appeals 

Circuit  .         .  • 

Court.  therefrom  given  by  the  present  charter  in  civil  cases, 
where  the  amount  in  controversy,  exclusive  of  inter- 
est, exceeds  sixteen  dollars.  In  such  cases  the  Mayor 
shall  receive  such  fees  as  are  allowed  to  Judges  of 
County  Courts,  and  he  shall  tax  the  same  costs  as  are 
taxable  by  County  judges  in  like  cases.  He  shall  be 
his  own  clerk,  and  the  proceedings  in  all  respects  shall 
conform  to  proceedings  in  Quarterly''  Courts  in  like 
cases. 

Salary  of  Sec.  6.  Tlic  Mayor  shall  receive  an  annual  salary, 
Mayor.  excccding  fifteen  hundred  dollars,  to  be  fixed  by 

the  Council,  payable  quarterly  out  of  the  City  Trea- 
sury. 

Docket        Sec.  7.  That  hereafter  in  all  penal  cases  had  in  the 


fee, 


Defendant    Mayor's  Court  of  Covington,"  a  docket,  fee  of  one 


to 

prisoned  for 


dollar  shall  be  taxed  up  against  the  defendant,  and  in 
non-pay-'"'  favor  of  thc  City  Attorney,  as  costs  ;  and  in  all  cases 
in  the  said  Court,  in  which  persons  are  convicted,  and 


ment  of 
costs. 


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a  fine  is  imposed,  and  the  same  and  the  costs  are  not 
paid,  the  defendant  or  defendants  shall  be  confined  in 
the  city  jail,  or  work-house,  and  made  to  perform 
such  labor  as  the  Council  may  by  ordinance  direct, 
until  the  fine  and  costs  shall  have  been  discharged,  at 
the  rate  of  fifty  cents  per  day.  'No  fine  or  costs  im- 
posed by  judgment  in  said  Court  shall  be  replevied. 

Sec.  8.  The  School  Board  of  said  city  shall  be,  and  school 
is  hereby  created  a  body  corporate  and  politic,  with  forporated. 
perpetual  succession,  by  the  name  and  style  of,  "The 
{School  Board  of  the  city  of  Covington,"  and  in  that 
name  may  contract  and  be  contracted  with,  sue  and 
be  sued  in  all  courts  and  places  whatsoever,  and  may  schooi 
have  and  use  a  corporate  seal,  and  the  same  may  alter  haveseaL^" 
and  renew  at  pleasure  ;  and  the  said  corporation  shall 
have  full  and  exclusive  control  of  all  the  school  prop- 
erty, and  school  money  and  funds  now  belonging,  or 
that  may  hereafter  in  any  wise  come  to  belong,  or  ap- 
pertain to  the  Common  School  Fund,  or  to  the  Com- 
mon Schools  of  said  city.     All  property  of  every   Tenure  of 
nature  that  may  at  any  time  be  owned  by  said  corpo-  eSy.°^ 
ration,  and  all  the  funds  or  means,  that  may  at  any 
time  come  under  the  control  of  the  same,  are  hereby 
forever  dedicated  to  the  purposes  of  Common  Schools 
in  said  city  ;  and  the  title  to  all  of  the  property,  real 
and  personal,  and  the  property  itself,  in  said  city, 
known  and  used  as  Common  School  property,  are 
hereby  vested  in  said  corporation,  and  the  same  shall 
forever  remain  free  from  any  debt  or  liability  of  said 
city,  and  free  from  either  city  or  State  taxes,  except 
for  street  and  sidewalk  purposes. 

Sec.  9.  The  Treasurer  of  said  city  shall  also  be  the  city  Trea- 
Treasurer  of  the  said  School  Board,  subject  to  the  T^-elsu^e^^of 
existing^  provisions   of  the  city  charter,  as  to  his  schooi 

^     1  V   -u-i-i.-  Board. 

duties  and  liabihties. 

Sec.  10.  Said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  ap-  collector, 
point  a  collector,  styled  "School  Board  Collector," 
and  the  City  Clerk  shall  place  the  delinquent  school 
tax  bills  in  the  hands  of  the  said  collector  for  collec-  Duties  of. 
tion,  at  the  same  time  he  is  now  required  to  place 
delinquent  tax  bills  in  the  hands  of  the  City  Collector, 
taking  his  receipt  for  the  amount  thereof,  naming  each 
delinquent,  and  the  amount  each  owes,  which  receipt 
h^  shall  deliver  immediately  to  the  said  School  Board. 


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Bond  of.  Before  entering  upon  the  dischargee  of  the  duties  of 
his  office,  said  Collector  shall  execute  a  bond  to  said 
corporation  in  such  form  and  amount,  and  with  such 
securities  as  said  corporation  raaj^  direct,  which  bond 
shall  be  approved  by  the  said  corporation  and  filed 
with  its  clerk.  Upon  the  reception  of  said  delin- 
quent tax  bills,  the  Collector  shall  forthwith  proceed 
to  the  collection  of  the  taxes  therein  specified,  from 
the  person  or  persons  owing  the  same;  and  for  that 
purpose  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
proceed  in  the  same  manner  as  the  City  Collector  is 
authorized  and  empowered  to  do  in  the  collection  of 
city  taxes,  and  eacii  provision  of  the  charter  of  said 
city  referring  to  the  City  Collector,  shall  likewise 
refer  and  apply  to  the  said  Collector  and  confer  upon 
him  the  same  power,  authority,  and  require  of  him 
the  same  duties,  and  bind  upon  him  the  same  obliga- 
tions in  all  respects  as  fully  as  though  he  were  every- 
where mentioned  in  said  charter,  and  herein,  instead 
of  the  Cit}^  Collector,  except  as  herein  set  forth.  The 
Term  of  of-  Said  Collcctor  sliall  hold  his  office  foi*  such  length  of 

peusaSonof.  time,  and  upon  such  conditions  and  regulations  as  said 
corporation  may  prescribe,  and  for  the  collection  of 
such  taxes  he  shall  receive  such  compensation,  to  be 
paid  out  of  the  School  Fund  as  said  corporation  shall 
fix  from  time  to  time,  and  also  twenty-five  cents  for 
each  levy  on  personal  property,  and  twenty-five  cents 
for  each  certificate  of  sale  of  real  estate,  both  of  which 
fees  for  levy  and  certificate  shall  be  taxed  as  costs, 
To  make  and  added  to  the  tax  bills;  said  Collector  shall,  under 

returns.  oath,  make  full  returns,  at  the  first  meeting  of  each 
month,  to  said  corporation,  of  all  the  money  collected 
and  paid  to  the  Treasurer.  And  he  shall,  when  re- 
quired, make  a  full  settlement  with  said  corporation, 
and  return  the  uncollected  tax  bills  to  said  corpora- 
tion, after  proceeding  in  the  same  manner  and  at  the 
same  time  that  the  City  Collector  is  required  to  pro- 
ceed, and  return  uncollected  tax  bills,  and  for  failure 
to  make  return  and  settlement  to  said  corporation  as 
aforesaid,  he  and  his  sureties  shall  be  liable,  and  shall 
be  proceeded  against  in  all  respects  the  same  as  is  pro- 
vided as  to  the  City  Collector. 
Delinquent     Sec.  11.  It  sliall  bc  lawful  for  said  corporation  to 

tax  bills.    -pi^QQ  the  delinquent  list  or  tax  bills  from  time  to  time 


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in  the  hands  of  the  said  Collector,  until  they  shall  be 
collected,  and  he  shall  have  the  same  power  and  right 
to  proceed  to  collect,  levy,  sell  and  convey  the  title  of 
property  sold,  and  he  shall  so  proceed  as  the  City  Col- 
lector is  authorized  to  do  in  similar  cases. 

Sec.  12.  If  said  Collector  shall  fail  to  pay  over  to  Penalty 
the  City  Treasurer,  any  money  in  his  hands  belonging  pay*^lver^*° 
to  said  corporation,  for  the  space  of  ten  days,  after  money, 
receiving  the  same,  he  and  his  securities,  or  any  or 
either  one  or  more  of  them,  may  be  proceeded  against 
in  the  same  manner  that  the  City  Collector  and  his 
securities  may  be  proceeded  against  for  the  same  or  a 
similar  otfense. 

Sec.  13.  Said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  pur-  schooi 
chase,  hold,  sell  and  convey  real  estate  within  the  hold  and 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  of  Covington,  such  as  StLte!*^ 
shall  be  deemed  necessary  for  school  purposes,  also 
personal  property  for  the  same  purpose,  and  may 
receive  donations  and  subscriptions  in  money  or  prop- 
erty to  be  used  and  applied  for  Common  School  pur- 
poses; said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  fix  its  own   Time  and 
time  and  place  of  meeting  in  the  City  Hall,  or  Court  mSng. 
House,  or  other  public  building  belonging  to  said  cor- 
poration, or  to  the  city  of  Covington,  provided  that 
their  meetings  shall  not  interfere  with  the  meetings 
of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  14.  All  the  power  and  authority  heretofore   Powers  of 
conferred  upon  the  City  Council  in  reference  to  the  IJiatklu  to 
Common  Schools,  or  school  property  of  said  city,  are  transferred 
hereby  conferred  upon  the  School  Board  of  the  city  to' school 
of  Covington,  and  all  the  duties  heretofore  enjoined 
upon  the  City  Council  in  relation  to  the  same  are 
hereby  enjoined  upon  and  required  of  said  School 
Board. 

Sec.  15.  The  City  Council  be,  and  they  are  hereby  Additional 
authorized  and  empowered  to  levy,  and  the  same  they 
shall  levy  and  cause  to  be  collected  in  the  same  man- 
ner that  they  are  authorized  to  collect  other  school 
tax,  in  addition  to  the  school  tax  already  provided,  a 
tax  not  less  than  five  cents,  nor  more  than  ten  cents 
on  every  one  hundred  dollars  valuation  of  taxable 
property,  now  liable  to  taxation  under  the  charter  of 
the  city  of  Covington,  annually,  and  a  poll  tax  of 
two  dollars,  annually,  on  each  white  male  over  twenty- 


tax. 


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CHARTER  OF  THE 


Glioses  in 
action  may 
be  attached 
for  taxes. 


Fee  of 
Collector. 


Clerk  of 
School 
Board  and 
compensa- 
tion of. 


one  years  of  age,  and  upon  each  slave  over  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  the  money  arising  from  such  addi- 
tional tax  shall,  under  the  direction  and  control  of 
the  said  School  Board,  be  used  for  the  sole  benefit  of 
the  Common  Schools  of  Covington,  precisely  as  the 
present  school  funds  are  required  to  be  used,  and  this 
tax  shall  be  included  in  the  regular  school  tax  bills, 
and  the  delinquent  lists  shall  be  included  Avith  the 
delinquent  school  tax  bills,  and  in  all  respects  be 
treated  in  the  same  manner  and  by  the  same  officers. 

Sec.  16.  It  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the  City 
Collector,  or  the  School  Board  Collector,  whenever 
the  tax-payer  fails  or  refuses  to  pay  the  delinquent 
tax  due  on  any  bills  in  his  hands  for  collection,  or  is 
insolvent,  to  attach  any  choses  in  action,  or  debts  due 
to  said  tax-payer  within  the  city  of  Covington,  for 
the  payment  of  said  taxes;  he  shall  give  to  the  person 
in  whose  hands  said  taxes  shall  be  attached,  written 
notice  of  the  attachment;  the  notice  shall  also  warn 
such  person  to  appear  before  the  Mayor  of  said  city, 
at  his  office,  on  a  day  to  be  fixed  by  said  Collector,  not 
less  than  five  days  after  service  of  the  notice,  to 
answer  under  oath  as  garnishee ;  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor,  in  a  summary  way,  without  writ- 
ten pleadings,  to  hear  and  determine  the  attachment 
as  in  cases  of  attachment  upon  a  return  of  no  proper- 
ty found  upon  an  execution ;  and  if  he  sustains  the 
attachment,  to  give  the  Collector  a  w^ritten  order  to 
collect  said  taxes  out  of  the  estate  of  the  person  or 
persons  in  whose  hands  the  same  were  attached  ;  and 
by  virtue  of  which  distress  may  be  made  as  in  other 
cases  for  the  collection  of  taxes.  The  service  of  the 
notice  as  aforesaid  shall  operate  as  an  attachment  and 
restraining  order,  and  have  the  same  force  and  efiect 
as  other  attachments  granted  under  the  laws  in  force 
upon  that  subject.  The  Collector,  for  serving  said 
notice,  shall  be  allowed  a  fee  of  twenty-five  cents,  to 
be  paid  by  the  tax-payer,  and  taxed  as  cost. 

Sec.  17.  The  City  Clerk  shall  not,  ex -officio,  be  the 
clerk  of  the  School  Board,  but  said  corporation  shall 
have  power  to  appoint  a  clerk  and  prescribe  his  duties 
and  term  of  service,  and  fix  his  compensation,  and 
pay  the  same  out  of  the  school  funds,  and  require  of 
him  bond  and  sureties  if  they  deem  the  same  neces- 


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63 


sary.  The  proceedings  '  of  the  School  Board  and 
copies  therefrom,  certified  by  their  Clerk,  shall  be 
taken  in  the  same  manner  and  have  the  same  force 
and  elFect  in  courts  and  elsewhere,  as  are  now  given 
to  the  proceedings  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  18.  'No  money  shall  be  drawn  from  the  School  when  and 
Fund,  unless  the  same  has  first  been  appropriated  by  may  be 
the  said  School  Board,  and  no  appropriation  of  money  schooV'^^"' 
shall  be  made  to  be  paid  out  of  said  School  Fund,  ^imd. 
unless  the  money  shall  actually  be  in  the  Treasury  to 
meet  the  draft,  and  if  any  appropriation  shall  be  made  Liability 
and  there  shall  not  be  money  in  the  Treasury,  at  the  w^"^ 
time  of  making  said  appropriation,  with  which  to  pay 
the  same,  the  members  of  the  School  Board  voting 
therefor  shall  be  individually  liable  toany  party  injured, 
for  the  amount  of  damage  sustained  in  consequence 
thereof. 

Sec.  19.  If  the  President,  or  any  member  or  mem-  Members 
bers  of  the  School  Board  shall  be,  or  become  inter-  not  tJfbe'^ 
ested,  directly  or  indirectlj^,  in  any  contract  with  the  contractors. 
School  Board,  his  or  their  seat  shall  be  vacated,  and 
shall  be  so  declared  by  the  said  Board  and  entered  on 
their  journal,  and  the  contract  shall  be  held  and  con- 
sidered a  nullity;  and  in  the  event  that  the  City 
Clerk,  Treasurer,  or  any  other  city  officer  being  or 
becoming  so  interested,  he  shall  be  forthwith  removed 
from  office  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  contract  shall 
be  held  and  considered  void,  except  that  the  School 
Board  shall  remove  its  Collector  or  Clerk  for  the 
same  offense. 

Sec.  20.  The  contracts  made  for  the  purchases  of  Contracts 
property,  or  for  work  to  be  done,  or  for  improvements  SiVreve- 
to  be  made  in  any  one  year,  shall  not  exceed  in 
amount  the  revenue  and  available  means  of  the  School 
Board  for  that  year,  over  and  above  the  ordinary  dis- 
bursements, unless  by  the  concurrence  of  three-fourths 
of  the  members  of  the  said  Board. 

Sec.  21.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  to  license 
license,  tax  and  res^ulate  all  carts,   wao-ons,  drays  ^^'^ 

1       ,  1  ^    .  T        1  ^1.1  ^  wagons, 

nackney-coaches,  carriages  and  other  vehicles  used  cans,  etc. 
for  hire  in  said  city. 

Sec  22.  The  City  Council  is  hereby  empowered  Power  to 
and  authorized  to  take  up  and  remove  any  street,  Iit^Tr  strSl 
alley,  or  other  public  improvement,  that  they  are  cases!^^''''' 


64  CHARTER  OF  COVINGTON. 

authorized  to  make,  at  the  cost  of  the  property  hold- 
ers owning  lots  fronting  the  same,  which  has  been 
made,  or  which  hereafter  may  be  made  by  order  of 
said  Council,  without  having  followed  the  require- 
ments of  the  charter  so  strictly  as  to  make  the  ex- 
penses and  costs  of  the  improvements  a  tax  and  lien 
upon  the  lots  fronting  the  same  as  prescribed  in  said 
charter :  Provided^  that  the  owner  or  owners  of  any 
lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots  so  fronting  such  improve- 
ments, shall  fail  or  refuse  to  pay  for  the  expense  of 
making  the  same,  when  ordered  or  requested  so  to 
do  by  said  Council. 
To  appoint  Sec.  23.  That  the  City  Council  shall  have  power  to 
Peace''to''act  appoiut  somc  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  said  city,  to  hold 
of  Mayor!  Mayor's  Court  of  said  city,  during  the  al3sence  of 
the  Mayor  or  his  inability  to  attend,  or  when,  from 
any  cause,  he  shall  be  prevented  from  officiating; 
and,  when  so  officiating,  said  Justice  shall  have  and 
possess  all  the  power  and  authority,  and  the  same 
jurisdiction  of  the  Mayor,  and  shall  receive  the  usual 
fees  of  the  business  done,  and  such  proportion  of  the 
Mayor's  annual  salary,  as  the  time  of  service  bears  to 
the  year.  , 

Sec.  24.  The  Legislature  reserves  the  right  to  alter, 
amend,  or  repeal  this  act. 

Sec.  25.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage. 

Approved  February  3,  1864. 


ORDINANCES  OF  COVINGTON. 


A  General  Enacting  Clause. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  the  pro- 
visions of  the  following,  and  amendments  thereto,  as  revised, 
are  now  hereby  adopted  and  declared  to  be  in  full  force,  and 
to  have  the  same  effect  as  if  now  originally  ordained.  To-wit: 

AN  ORDINANCE  making  all  Licenses  granted  by  the  Council,  expire  on  the 
1st  day  of  May,  of  each  year. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  all  licenses  hereafter  granted  by  this  Board  for  taverns, 
coffee  houses,  and  porter,  ale,  and  beer  houses,  shall  expire  on 
the  1st  day  of  May  succeeding  the  date  of  license:  Provided, 
that  if  a  less  period  than  three  months  shall  intervene  between 
the  granting  of  the  license  and  the  1st  day  of  May  succeeding, 
the  duration  of  the  license  may  be  extended  to  the  1st  day  of 
May  of  the  year  following:  Provided,  also,  that  the  charge  for 
license  shall  be  in  proportion  to  the  time  for  which  it  may  be 
granted. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained.  That  no  portion  of  any  money 
paid  into  the  City  Treasury,  for  any  tavern  license,  coffee  house 
license,  or  license  to  sell  ale,  beer,  or  porter,  shall  be  refunded 
to  the  party  or  parties  licensed,  nor  shall  any  license  be  trans- 
ferable. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  February  28,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  Coffee  Houses  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  desire  to  establish  a  coffee 
bouse,  or  a  house  under  any  other  name,  for  the  purpose  of 
retailing  intoxicating  liquors,  he,  she,  or  they,  shall  first  pre- 
sent a  petition  to  that  effect  to  the  City  Council,  describing 
the  location  of  the  house  intended  to  be  used  by  the  petitioner  } 


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or  petitioners  for  that  purpose,  and  such  petition  shall  be 
accompanied  with  the  recommendation  of  at  least  ten  free- 
holders, residing  in  and  holding  real  estate  in  the  ward  in 
which  the  proposed  coffee  house,  or  other  house  for  the  retail- 
ing of  intoxicating  liquors,  is  to  be  kept;  and  in  case  the  peti- 
tioner or  petitioners  shall  not  own  the  property  proposed  to  be 
occupied,  he,  she,  or  they,  shall  accompany  the  petition  with 
the  written  consent  of  the  owner  or  his  agent,  that  it  may  be 
used  for  the  purpose  specified  in  the  petition;  and  if  the 
Council  are  satisfied  that  the  license  ought  to  be  granted,  they 
shall  pass  an  order  for  that  purpose,  which  order,  certified  by 
the  City  Clerk,  shall  be  delivered  to  the  petitioner,  who  will 
present  it  to  the  City  Treasurer  and  pay  the  amount  specified, 
and  take  his  receipt  for  the  same.  Said  receipt  shall  then  be 
presented  to  the  City  Clerk,  who  will  file  the  same  in  his  ofiice, 
and  give  a  certificate  to  the  petitioner,  statnig  that  the  amount 
required  had  been  paid  into  the  Treasury,  and  he  shall  present 
said  certificate  to  the  Mayor,  who  shall  issue  the  license.  For 
issuing  same  and  taking  bond,  he  shall  pay  to  the  Mayor  the 
sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents,  and  to  the  Clerk  for  his  cer- 
tificate twenty-five  cents,  which  shall  continue  for  the  time 
specified  in  the  license. 

Sec.  2.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  licensed  to  keep  a 
coffee  house  or  other  house  for  retailing  intoxicating  liquors 
in  the  city  of  Covington,  shall  allow  any  kind  of  reveling  or 
drunkenness,  lewd  or  improper  conduct,  or  shall  suffer  any 
person  or  persons  to  play  at  any  game  or  games  of  chance,  at 
which  money  or  property,  or  the  representative  of  money  or 
property,  is  staked,  or  bet,  or  lost,  or  won,  or  any  species  of 
gambling  whatever,  in  his  or  her  house,  or  on  his  or  her  prem- 
ises, every  such  person,  for  every  such  offense,  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  said  city  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifty 
dollars,  with  costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  forfeit  the  license 
to  keep  such  house. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  coffee-house  keeper  or  retailer  of  spirit- 
uous liquors  shall  sell,  barter,  or  in  any  way  dispense  intoxi- 
cating drinks  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  usually  called 
Sunday,  the  person  or  persons  so  offending  shall,  upon  con- 
viction before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and 
costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  4.  That  if  any  coffee-house  keeper  or  retailer  of  intoxi- 
cating drinks  shall  sell,  barter,  or,  for  any  consideration  what- 
ever, furnish  intoxicating  drinks  of  any  kind  to  any  person 
or  persons  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  or  shall  sell. 


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barter,  or  loan  intoxicating  liquors  of  any  kind  to  any  slave 
or  slaves,  other  than  his,  her,  or  theirs,  unless  entitled  for 
the  time  to  the  services  of  such  slave  or  slaves,  or  unless 
permission  to  do  so  is  tirst  obtained  from  the  owner  or  the 
person  who  may  be  entitled  to  the  services  of  such  slave 
or  slaves  for  the  time  being,  the  person  or  persons  so  offending 
shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than 
twenty  dollars. 

Sec.  ^.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  keep  a  coffee 
house  or  retail  any  intoxicating  liquors  without  a  license,  in 
the  city  of  Covington,  he,  she,  or  they,  upon  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  nor  more 
than  fifteen  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  6.  That  any  person  or  persons  who  may  infringe  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  in  addition  to  the  fine 
specified  in  the  several  sections  thereof*,  be  liable  to  have  their 
license  revoked  at  the  discretion  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  7.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal  and  his 
deputies  to  attend  to  the  strict  execution  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  and  for  that  purpose  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Marshal  and  his  deputies  to  give  information  to  the  Mayor  of 
any  and  all  violations  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  no  coffee-house  license 
shall  be  granted  for  less  than  two  hundred  dollars  per  an^ium. 

Sec.  9.  JBe  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  that  come 
in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  February  28,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  Ordinance  regulating  Coffee  Houses  in  the  City 
of  Covington,  passed  February  28,  1856. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  no  coffee-house  license  shall  be  granted  for  less  than  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  per  annum. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of  the  ordi- 
nance to  which  this  is  an  amendment,  as  conflicts  with  the  1st 
section  of  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  May  1,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  Taverns  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  keep  a  tavern  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  of  Covington,  shall  first  present  a  peti- 


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tion  to  that  effect  to  the  City  Council,  accompanied  with  the 
recomnaendation  of  at  least  ten  freeholders,  residents  of  said 
city,  five  of  whom  shall  reside  and  own  property  in  the  same 
ward,  certifying  that  he,  she  or  they  are  well  qualified  to  keep 
a  tavern,  and  that  they  believe  the  granting  of  the  license  will 
be  of  public  utility;  and  further,  that  the  house  in  which  it  is 
proposed  to  keep  the  tavern  has  at  least  eight  rooms,  eight 
beds,  and  six  fireplaces,  and  the  control  of  a  stable  divided 
into  at  least  twelve  stalls  for  horses,  and  if  the  house  is  not 
owned  by  the  petitioner,  the  owner  or  agent  of  said  property 
must  give  his  consent  to  the  petitioner,  certifying  that  he  has 
agreed  that  the  house  should  be  occupied  as  a  tavern,  which 
certificate  must  accompany  the  petition;  and  if  the  Council 
are  satisfied  that  the  license  ought  to  be  granted,  they  shall 
pass  an  order  for  that  purpose.  The  Clerk  shall  give  a  certifi- 
cate to  the  petitioner  stating  the  amount,  which  certificate  the 
petitioner  shall  present  to  the  Treasurer,  pay  the  amount  re- 
quired, and  take  his  i-eceipt  for  the  same,  which  receipt  shall 
be  handed  to  the  Clerk,  who  shall  file  the  same  in  the  Clerk's 
oflice,  and  give  the  petitioner  a  certificate  to  the  Mayor  stating 
that  the  ordinance  had  been  complied  with.  The  Mayor  will 
then  issue  the  license  to  said  petitioner,  stating  the  time  at 
which  said  license  will  expire,  for  which  he  will  be  entitled  to 
one  dollar  and  fifty  cents,  for  issuing  license  and  taking  bond 
hereinafter  provided  for,  and  the  Clerk  shall  receive  twenty- 
five  cents  for  his  certificate. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  no  license  shall  be 
granted  for  less  than  one  hundred  dollars  or  more  than  two 
hundred  dollars,  according  to  the  location  of  the  house,  and 
at  the  discretion  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  3.  That  before  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  or 
persons  to  keep  a  tavern,  he,  she  or  they  shall  first  execute 
bond  with  approved  security,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
with  such  conditions  as  are  provided  by  the  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature, contained  in  the  revised  statutes,  which  shall  be  made 
payable  to  the  city,  and  with  a  penalty  of  two  hundred  dol- 
lars. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person  or  persons  infringing  on  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten 
dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  oftense. 

Sec.  5.  That  if  any  keeper  of  a  tavern  in  said  city  shall  per- 
mit or  sufifer  any  drunkenness,  riotous  or  disorderly  conduct 
in  his  or  their  house,  or  upon  his  or  their  premises,  or  sell  or 
permit  to  be  sold  any  spirituous  liquors  to  any  slave,  without 


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the  consent  first  had  of  his  or  her  master,  or  sell  to  any  minor, 
such  tavern  keeper  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  sixteen  dol- 
lars for  each  offense,  and  upon  a  second  conviction  for  any 
of  the  above  offenses,  the  license  shall  be  forfeited ;  and  the 
Council  may  revoke  said  license  at  any  time  a  majority  of  the 
Board  shall  be  satisfied  it  ought  to  be  done.  And  if  any  per- 
son shall  keep  a  tavern  or  retail  liquor  after  forfeiture  or  vio- 
lation of  the  license  aforesaid,  he  or  they  shall  be  subject  to 
the  same  fine  as  if  no  license  had  been  granted. 

Sec.  6.  That  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  any  negro  or 
mulatto,  nor  to  any  white  person  under  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  nor  to  any  person  not  of  good  character;  and  any  person 
licensed  to  keep  a  tavern,  shall  keep  the  house,  where  the  same 
is  or  shall  be  kept,  constantly  provided  witli  usual  and  com- 
fortable accommodations  for  travelers. 

Sec.  7.  That  if  any  tavern  keeper  shall  sell,  or  barter,  or  in 
any  way  dispense  intoxicating  liquors  on  the  first  day  in  the 
week,  usually  called  Sunday,  the  person  or  persons  so  offend- 
ing shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  ten  dol- 
lars and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  coming 
in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  herebj^  re- 
pealed. 

Passed  February  28,  1856.  • 


AN  ORDINANCE  fixing  the  compensation  of  Grand  and  Petit  Jurors  in  the 

Mayor's  Court. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained,  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington^ 
That  from  and  after  tlie  ])assage  of  this  ordinance,  that  grand 
jurors  who  serve  in  the  Mayor's  Court  of  said  city,  shall  be 
allowed  the  same  compensation  for  their  services  as  is  now 
allowed  by  law  to  grand  jurors  in  the  Kenton  Circuit  Court. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after  the  pas- 
sage of  this  ordinance,  that  petit  jurors,  who  shall  serve  in 
the  regular  terms  of  said  Court  in  the  trial  of  matters  of  in- 
dictment or  presentment,  found  by  the  grand  jury  ^of  said 
Court,  shall  be  allowed  for  their  services  seventj^-five  cents 
per  day. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Mayor  of  said  c\ty  to  give  to  each  grand  or  petit  juror, 
who  shall  serve  in  his  said  Court,  a  certificate  of  the  number 
of  days  he  shall  have  served,  distinguishing  between  grand  and 


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petit  jurors,  together  with  the  amount  to  which  each  is  entitled 
according  to  Law,  which,  when  presented  to  the  Council,  shall 
be  allowed  and  paid  as  other  claims  now  are. 

Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  fixing  the  compensation  of  Fire  Companies. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  there  shall 
not  be  allowed  from  the  City  Treasury  to  any  fire  company  or 
association,  for  current  expenses,  a  sum  exceeding  fifty  dollars 
per  quarter. 

Sec.  2.  JBe  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall  not  be  any 
appropriations  from  the  City  Treasury  for  repairs  of  fire  appa- 
ratus, unless  such  repairs  shall  have  been  deemed  necessary 
and  ordered  by  the  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department,  or 

by  the  City  Council.  Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  compensating  Councilraen. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  President  and  members  of  the  City  Council,  from 
and  after  the  first  Saturday  in  Januar}^  next,  shall  each  be 
allowed  a  compensation  for  their  services  as  couucilmen,  the 
sum  of  one  dollar  for  each  regular  meeting,  and  fifty  cents 
for  each  adjourned  or  called  meeting  of  the  Board  they  shall 
attend,  payable  quarterly  out  of  the  City  Treasury:  Provided, 
the  regular  meetings  sliall  not  be  held  oftener  than  once  in 
two  weeks. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  each  member  of  the 
City  Council,  from  and  after  the  first  Saturday  in  January 
next,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  one  dollar  for  each  regular  meeting 
of  the  City  Council,  and  fifty  cents  for  each  adjourned  or 
called  meeting  of  said  Council,  from  which  he  shall  have  been 
absent,  to  be  deducted  from  his  compensation  as  councilman: 
Provided,  however,  that  any  member  who  shall  have  been  ab- 
sent on  account  of  sickness  of  himself  or  in  his  family,  or 
absent  from  the  city  at  the  time  of  such  meeting,  shall  not  be 
subject  to  such  forfeiture:  Provided ,  further,  thixt  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  each  m.ember  who  shall  have  been  absent  from  such 
meeting,  to  communicate  in  writing  to  the  Board  the  cause  of 
his  absence  from  the  same. 

Passed  December  19,  1850.    Revised  and  approved  March  0,  1856. 


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AX  ORDINANCE  amending  an  Ordinance  fixing  compensation  to  the  members 
of  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  passed  April  4,  1856. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covin r/ton, 
That  the  compensation  of  members  of  the  Cit}^  Council  of 
Covington  shall  be  the  same  for  adjourned  and  called  meet- 
ings as  for  regular  meetings;  this  provision  to  apply  to  mem- 
bers hereafter  elected. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained^  That  so  much  of  the  ordi- 
nance to  which  this  is  an  amendment  as  conflicts  with  the  first 
section  of  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


AN  ORDINANCE  repealing  the  Ordinance  regulating  Ten  Pin  Alleys  in  the  City 
of  Covington,  passed  and  approved  June  6,  1850. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  any  and  all  ordinances  regulating  and  licensing  ten  pin 
alleys  in  said  city,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  keep  or  permit  to  be  kept  any  ten  pin  alley  or  alleys, 
with  any  number  of  pins,  and  permit  any  game  or  games  to 
be  played  thereon  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city, 
from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  he,  she  or  they 
so  offending  shall  be  fined,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor, 
for  each  oft'ense,  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars,  nor  more 
than  sixteen  dollars  and  sixty-six  cents:  Provided,  t\vc\t  this 
ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  apply  to  any  alleys 
now  licensed  by  the  Council,  during  the  term  for  w^hich  they 
have  been  respectively  licensed. 

Passed  .June  28,  1851.    Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  defining  the  duties  and  fixing  the  salary  of  City  Attorney. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Attorney  to  attend  to 
and  prosecute  all  cases  in  the  Mayor's  Court;  also,  before  Jus- 
tices of  the  Peace  in  said  city  in  which  the  city  or  common- 
w^ealth  shall  be  a  party,  (except  cases  of  felou}^,)  and  also  to 
attend  at  the  meetings  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Attorney  to 
see  that  the  City  Marshal,  his,  deputies,  and  other  ofiicers, 
truly  and  faitbfully  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  all  fines,  for- 
feitures and  moneys  to  which  the  city  is  entitled,  and  that  all 


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process  be  duly  executed  and  returned;  and  in  case  of  delin- 
quencies of  the  said  Marshal  or  his  deputies,  or  other  officers, 
to  proceed  against  him  or  them,  and  their  securities,  hy  mo- 
tion or  otherwise,  and  no  allowance  shall  be  made  to  said 
attorney  until  the  Council  are  advised  that  he  has  fully  dis- 
charged his  d\ity. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  attorney  to  advise 
the  Council  and  all  officers  of  the  city  in  relation  to  their  legal 
duties,  and  shall  examine  into  and  report  in  writing  upon  all 
legal  questions  referred  to  him  by  the  Council  or  any  of  the 
officers,  and  shall  at  all  times,  when  required  by  order  of  Coun- 
cil, draw  up  all  contracts,  articles  of  agreements,  ordinances, 
bonds,  etc.,  free  of  charge  or  compensation. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  salary  of  said  attorney  shall  be  three  hun- 
dred dollars  per  annum,  payable  quarterly  out  of  the  City 
Treasury,  and  ten  per  cent,  on  all  fines  and  forfeitures  imposed 
in  cases  where  he  shall  have  prosecuted,  when  collected  and 
paid  into  the  Treasury. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  coming 
in  conflict  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Revised  and  approved  May  13, 1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  Sales  at  Auction. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  hy  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  sell  at 
auction,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  an}^  real  or  personal  estate, 
except  at  the  sale  of  the  estate  of  a  decedent,  or  by  an  officer 
under  decree,  order  or  execution  of  some  court  of  justice,  un- 
less he  or  they  shall  first  obtain  a  license  from  the  Mayor  for 
that  purpose,  who  shall  issue  the  same  for  one  year  upon  pro- 
ducing to  him  the  receipt  of  the  Treasurer  for  twenty-five 
dollars. 

Sec.  2.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  violate  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  he  or  they,  upon  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  shall  forfeit  a  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  That  before  any  person  or  persons  shall  sell  at  auc- 
tion, he  or  they  shall  give  bond  with  good  security,  to  be 
approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars, 
conditioned  to  discharge  his  or  their  duty  according  to  law, 
and  to  pay  to  all  persons  the  money  to  which  they  may  be 


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entitled  from  the  proceeds  of  any  sale  or  sales  made  by  said 
auctioneer,  and  to  deliver  all  property  to  the  person  to  whom 
the  same  belongs,  when  required. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  other  ordinances  reg- 
ulating sales  at  auction  and  auctioneers,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prohibiting  Bathing  in  the  Ohio  and  Licking  Rivers,  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  city. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  hereafter  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons 
to  bathe  in  the  Ohio  or  Licking  rivers,  from  Bullock-street  on 
the  Ohio  river  to  Fourteenth-street  on  Licking  river,  at  an 
earlier  hour  than  8  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  any  person  or  persons 
oftending  against  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  not  exceeding 
ten  dolhirs  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  and  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the 
City  Marshal,  Wliarf  Master  and  Police  officers,  to  return  all 
persons  who  shall  infringe  upon  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, to  the  Mayor  for  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  coming  in  conflict  with  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  punish  Beggars  and  Vagrants. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  found  within  said  city 
loitering  about  ordinaries,  dram  shops,  or  houses  of  ill  fame, 
or  wandering  about  the  streets,  either  by  night  or  day,  not 
having  any  place  of  known  residence,  or  any  visible  means  of 
support  and  livelihood,  and  not  being  able  to  give  any  satis- 
factory account  of  themselves,  such  person  or  persons,  upon 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  shall  be  punished  by 
confinement  in  the  city  jail  or  work-house,  and  fed  on  bread 
and  water  only,  not  exceeding  twenty  days  nor  less  than  one 
day. 

Sec.  2.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  found  roam- 
ing about  the  streets  in  an  idle  and  dissolute  manner,  begging 


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for  money  or  property,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  punished  in  the  same  manner  as 
is  provided  for  in  the  tirst  section  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  the  especial  duty  of  the  City  Mar- 
shal to  apprehend  all  persons  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this 
ordinance,  and  take  them  before  the  Mayor  to  be  dealt  with 
as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Revised  and  approved  March  G,  1856 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  Policemen  in  the  City  of  Covington  and  prescribing 

their  duties. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington. 
That  a  police  be  established,  to  consist  of  one  or  more  persons 
in  each  ward,  who  shall  be  appointed  at  such  times  and  for 
such  ward  or  wards  as  the  Council  may  deem  necessary. 

Sec.  2.  The  officer  contemplated  in  the  foregoing  section 
shall  have  the  power  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  suppress  riots, 
routs,  unlawful  assemblies,  disturbances  and  breaches  of  the 
peace,  occurring  in  the  city  of  Covington,  and  to  apprehend 
the  person  or  persons  guilty  of  such  offenses,  and  deal  with 
him  or  them  in  the  same  manner  that  the  Marshal  of  the  city 
may  deal  with  them;  and  such  policemen  shall  receive  the 
same  fees  for  the  services  rendered  by  them  that  are  allowed 
to  the  City  Marshal  for  such  services. 

Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  Lighting  with  Gas  the  City  of  Covington,  Ky. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  there  shall 
be  granted  unto  James  Southgate  and  associates,  their  succes- 
sors and  assigns,  the  exclusive  privilege  of  laying  pipes  for 
conducting  gas  under  and  along  all  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
market-spaces,  &c.,  of  the  city  of  Covington,  for  the  period  of 
fifty  years  from  the  date  hereof,  upon  the  conditions  as  here- 
inafter provided. 

.  Sec.  2.  That  the  said  pipes  shall  be  laid  so  as  not  to  inter- 
fere with  the  drainage  or  sewerage  of  said  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
market-spaces,  &c.    And  that  whenever  said  James  Southgate 


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and  associates,  their  successors  and  assigns,  shall  desire  to 
open  any  of  said  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  etc.,  for 
the  purpose  of  layinii:  down  pipes,  they  shall  give  notice 
thereof  to  the  City  Council  at  least  three  days  previous  to  the 
commencement  of  the  work;  and  shall  not,  during  the  pro- 
gress of  the  w^ork,  unnecessarily  obstruct  the  passage  of  said 
streets  and  lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  etc.,  and  shall,  within 
a  reasonable  time,  not  to  exceed  twenty  days  after  the  pipes 
are  laid,  repave  and  repair  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market- 
spaces,  &c..  where  disturbed  by  the  laying  of  pipes,  in  such 
manner  as  ma}^  be  approved  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  said  James  Southgate  and  associates,  their 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  furnish  to  the  city  of  Covington, 
upon  the  several  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market- spaces,  etc.,  in 
which  main  gas-pipes  are  laid,  such  quantities  of  gas  as  may 
be  required  by  the  City  Council  aforesaid  for  the  use  of  the 
public  street  lamps  ordered  by  said  City  Council,  at  one-half 
the  price  at  which  gas  may  be  furnished  to  the  citizens  of 
Covington,  the  amount  of  gas  consumed  by  the  public  street 
lamps  to  be  ascertained  by  the  customa,ry  meter  measurement. 
And  further,  that  gas  shall  be  furnished  to  the  citizens  for 
their  private  consumption  at  the  following  rates:  At  three 
dollars  ($3)  per  thousand  cubic  feet  until  the  average  aggre- 
gate amount  of  consumption  shall  be  equal  to  forty  thousand 
cubic  feet  in  twenty-four  liours;  at  two  and  a  half  dollars 
($2  50)  per  thousand  cubic  feet  when  the  averao:e  aggregate 
amount  of  consumption  shall  exceed  forty  thousand  cubic  feet, 
but  not  exceed  seventy-five  thousand  cubic  feet  in  tw^enty-four 
hours;  and  at  two  dollars  ($2)  per  thousand  cubic  feet  when 
the  aggregate  amount  of  consumption  shall  exceed  seventy- 
five  thousand  cubic  feet  in  twenty-four  hours. 

Sec.  4.  That  all  public  street  lamps,  lamp  posts,  and  other 
requisite  fixtures  appertaining  thereto,  shall  be  furnished  by 
and  at  the  expense  of  the  said  James  Southgate  and  asso- 
ciates, their  successors  and  assigns,  and  erected  at  such  times, 
points,  and  in  such  numbers,  wdiere  the  main  gas-pipes  have 
been  laid,  as  the  City  Council  may  direct:  Provided,  that  said 
public  street  lamps  sliall  be  ordered  to  be  lighted  upon  the 
erection  of  the  same,  and  be  continued  in  use  thereafter;  all 
the  public  street  lamps  to  ]be  cleaned,  lighted  and  kept  in  re- 
pair at  the  expense  of  said  City  Council.  And  if  the  said  City 
Council  shoidd  at  any  time  desire  to  have  public  street  lamps 
erected  at  any  of  the  Engine  Houses  or  other  public  buildings, 
or  to  light  any  street,  alTey,  or  market-space,  etc.,  and  the  said 


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James  Southgate  and  associates,  their  successors  or  assigns, 
should  refuse  to  extend  the  gas-pipes  to  such  situations  of  the 
city,  then  the  said  City  Council  shall  have  the  privilege  of  ex- 
tending the  gas-pipes  at  their  own  cost,  and  order  the  erec- 
tion of  suc^i  number  of  public  street  gas  lamps  for  the  purpose 
aforesaid  as  they  may  deem  proper;  and  the  said  public  street 
lamps  shall  be  erected  upon  the  same  conditions  and  furnished 
with  gas  on  the  same  terms  as  the  other  public  street  lamps  of 
the  city  ;  and  the  main  gas-pipes,  so  laid  down  at  the  expense 
of  the  city,  shall  not  directly  or  indirectly  be  used  for  furnish- 
ing gas  except  for  public  street  uses,  nor  shall  other  gas-pipes 
be  laid  down  along  an}^  part  of  streets  so  occupied  bv  gas- 
pipes,  laid  down  at  the  expense  of  said  city,  until  the  whole 
amount  so  expended  by  the  City  Council  in  laying  gas-pipes 
be  refunded  to  the  City  Council  by  said  James  Southgate  and 
associates,  their  successors  and  assigns,  when  the  said  gas- 
pipes  shall  become  the  property  of  the  said  James  Southgate 
and  associates,  their  successors  and  assigns. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  privileges  granted  by  this  ordinance  unto 
James  Southgate  and  associates,  their  successors  and  assigns, 
are  upon  the  condition  that  they  shall  commence  on  or  before 
the  1st  of  April,  1853,  and  have  completed  the  requisite  appa- 
ratus for  manufacturing  gas  in  said  city,  and  laid  down,  in 
connection  therewith,  at  least  four  miles  of  main  gas-pipes 
within  said  corporation,  on  or  before  the  1st  of  January,  1854, 
and  shall  further  lay  an  average  amount  of  at  least  fifteen 
hundred  feet  of  main  gas-pipes  per  annum  thereafter,  if  re- 
quired or  ordered  by  the  said  City  Council. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  works  and  operations  of  said  gas-works 
shall  be  so  constructed  and  managed  as  to  cause  no  injury  to 
the  health  of  the  citizens  of  Covington. 

Sec.  7.  That  the  said  City  Council  shall  have  the  right  and 
privilege,  by  giving  one  year's  previous  notice  in  writing,  of 
purchasing  from  said  James  Southgate  and  associates,  their 
successors  and  assigns,  all  the  pipe,  buildings,  privileges  and 
apparatus,  constituting  the  gas-works,  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1869,  and  at  the  expiration  of  each  and  every  term  of  five 
years  thereafter;  the  price  or  value  of  said  gas-works  to  be 
ascertained  and  determined  by  five  disinterested  persons,  resi- 
dents of  Kentucky,  two  of  whom  shall  be  chosen  by  said  City 
Council,  two  by  said  James  Southgate  and  associates,  their 
successors  and  assigns,  and  the  fifth  by  the  four  so  chosen. 

Sec.  8.  That  the  citizens  and  property  holders  of  said  city 
are  permitted  to  subscribe  for  one-half  the  stock  of  said  gas 


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company :  Provided^  they  subscribe  for  the  same  within  thirty 
days  after  the  opening  of  the  book  and  public  notice  given 
thereof. 

Passed  October  28,  1852.    Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  licensing  Peddlers  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  before  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  at  liberty  to  peddle 
and  sell  as  a  peddler  any  dry  goods,  groceries,  wares,  jewelr}^, 
or  any  thing,  in  said  city,  he,  she  or  they  shall  first  pay  into 
the  City  Treasury  the  sum  of  ten  dollars,  and  it  shall  be  the 
doty  of  the  Treasurer  to  certify  the  same  to  the  Mayor,  who 
shall  issue  a  license  under  the  seal  of  his  office  to  such  person 
or  persons  to  peddle  in  said  city  six  months. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  persons 
shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he,  she  or  they, 
upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Maj'or,  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars  and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  addition  to  the  sum 
required  to  be  paid  for  the  license,  the  person  or  persons 
to  whom  the  same  may  be  issued  shall  pay  to  the  Mayor,  for 
his  certificate  and  seal,  the  sum  of  fifty  cents. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Marshal  to  arrest  and  take  before  the  Mayor  for  trial 
all  persons  violating  this  ordinance:  Provided,,  that  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  peddlers  of  fruit,  matches 
and  bread. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  June  6,  1850.    Revised  and  approved  March  6,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  on  the  subject  of  Peddlers. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  the 
Mayor  of  said  city  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  a  license  to 
any  person  of  good  character  to  peddle  porter,  ale,  beer  and 
mineral  water  in  the  city,  according  to  the  provisions  of  an 
ordinance  which  was  passed  on  the  6th  of  June,  1850,  revised 
and  approved  March  6,  1856. 

Approved  February  5,  1857. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent  Hogs  from  running  at  large  in  the  City. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  person,  being  the  owner  of  any  animal  of  the  hog 
kind,  or  having  charge  of  the  same  as  agent  for  the  owner, 
shall,  after  the  fifteenth  day  of  Jnly  next,  permit  such  animal 
to  run  at  large  in  any  street,  lane,  alley,  market-place,  public 
landing  or  common,  or  public  ground  of  said  city,  every  such 
owner  or  agent  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor, 
be  lined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  ten 
dollars,  with  costs,  for  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  2.  Any  hog  or  hogs,  or  animal  of  the  hog  kind,  found 
running  at  large,  shall  be  impounded  by  the  City  Marshal, 
wlio  shall  give  at  least  five  days  notice  by  advertising  at  least 
once  in  some  newspaper  printed  in  the  city  of  Covington,  that 
the  owner  prove  his  property  in  such  animal  before  the  Mayor, 
on  a  day  to  be  specified  in  said  notice.  On  the  dny  specified, 
or  at  any  day  before,  such  owner  or  his  agent  may  prove  be- 
fore the  Mayor  his  right  to  such  property,  and  have  the  same 
restored  to  him  b}^  paying  all  fees  and  expenses  attending  the 
capture  and  support  of  such  animal;  but  if  such  proof  be  not 
made  at  or  before  the  day  specified  in  the  notice,  the  Mayor 
shall  enter  an  order  on  his  docket  that  such  animal  be  sold, 
and  shall  thereupon  direct  the  Marshal  of  the  city  to  sell  such 
animal,  and  the  Mai'shal,  after  giving  at  least  three  days' 
notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  sale,  by  advertisement  at  the 
door  of  the  City  Hall,  shall  sell  such  animal  at  public  auction 
to  the  highest  bidder,  for  cash;  and  after  retaining  his  fees 
and  the  costs,  and  all  necessary  expenses  attending  the  capture 
and  support  of  such  animal,  shall  pay  the  net  proceeds  to  the 
Mayor,  and  return  a  statement  in  writing,  on  said  order  of 
sale,  of  his  proceedings  and  costs  and  expenses,  within  ten 
days  after  the  sale.  The  Ma^^or,  after  deducting  his  costs, 
shall  pay  the  residue  of  the  proceeds  to  the  City  Treasurer 
within  thirty  days  after  the  return.  The  Marshal  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  fee  of  fifty  cents  for  each  hog  or  animal  of  the 
hog  kind,  for  the  capture  thereof;  and  all  necessary  expenses 
attending  the  capture  and  impounding  of  the  animal,  and  feed- 
ing it  while  impounded,  and  ten  per  cent,  commission  qu  the 
amount  of  each  sale  actually  made  under  this  ordinance;  to 
be  paid  by  the  owner,  or  deducted  from  the  proceeds  of  sale; 
and  the  Mayor  , shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a  fee  of  fi-fty  cents 
for  each  order  made  and  each  return  received  and  entered  by 
him  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and  his 


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deputies  to  capture  and  impound  every  hog  found  by  or 
pointed  out  to  them,  or  either  of  them,  at  large  in  any  street, 
alley,  or  other  public  place  in  the  city;  and  upon  his  failure  to 
do  so,  such  officer,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor, 
shall  be  subject  to  a  line  of  live  dolhirs  for  each  failure. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  coming  within 
the  purview  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  June  26,  1855.    Approved  and  re-enacted  May  13,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  City  of  Covington  to  subscribe  $100,000  to  the 
Covington  and  Lexington  Railroad  Company. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  hy  the  City  Council  of  Covington^ 
That  the  bonds  of  this  city,  to  the  amount  of  one  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  be  issued  to  tlie  Covington  and  Lexington 
Railroad  Company,  in  such  amounts  and  at  such  times  as  the 
company  may  require,  redeemable  in  thirty  years,  bearing  in- 
terest of  six  per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  at 

 ,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  or  any  other  city  in 

the  United  States,  on  the  1st  day  ot  January  and  July  in  eacli 
year,  which  bonds  are  to  be  delivered  to  said  company  in  pay- 
ment of  subscription  by  the  city  to  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  to  be  delivered  to  the  city  upon  the  execution  and 
delivery  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  in  favor  of  said  company, 
and  to  an  amount  corresponding  with  the  amount  of  city  bonds 
issued. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  the  certificates  of  stock 
thus  acquired  shall  be  and  are  hereby  set  apart,  and  sacredl}^ 
and  irrevocably  pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
to  said  compain^ 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  farther  ordained^  That  all  of  the  dividends  that 
may  from  time  to  time  be  received  by  the  city  on  the  stock  in 
said  railroad  company,  be  and  are  hereby  in  like  manner 
set  apart  and  irrevocably  pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  in- 
terest upon  the  bonds  of  this  city  issued  to  said  railroad  com- 
pany;  and  further,  that  in  case  the  amount  of  dividends 
secured  by  the  city  on  the  stock  in  said  company  shall  at  any 
time  exceed  the  amount  of  interest  to  be  paid  upon  said  city 
bonds,  then  said  excess  shall  be  applied  to  the  liquidation  of 
said  bonds  by  purchase,  or  shall  be  safely  invested  and  con- 
stituted a  sinking  fund  for  the  ultimate  payment  of  said 
bonds. 


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Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  good  faith,  credit, 
real  estate  and  revenue  of  the  city  be  and  are  hereby  irrevo- 
cably pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of 
said  bonds. 

Passed  August  23,  1850. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  subscription  of  ?200,000  to  the  Covington  and 
Lexington  Railroad  Company. 

Whereas,  The  qualified  voters  of  the  city  of  Covington  did, 
on  the  4th' day  of  August,  1851,  at  an  election  then  regnhxrly 
held,  decide,  by  a  vote  of  nine  hundred  and  ninety-one  in 
favor  to  eighty-eight  against,  that  this  Board  should  subscribe 
two  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Cov- 
ington and  Lexington  Railroad  Company,  jn  addition  to  the 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars  subscription  heretofore  made ; 
therefore,  in  obedience  to  said  vote,  and  by  authority  conferred 
upon  this  Board  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  Kentuck}^ 
approved  the  day  of  March,  1851, 

Section  1.  Be  it  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  City  Council 
of  Covington,  That  the  President  subscribe  for  and  on  behalf 
of  the  city  of  Covington,  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Coving- 
ton and  Lexington  Railroad  Company,  the  amount  of  four 
thousand  shares,  and  the  President  and  Clerk  are  directed  to 
issue  bonds  of  the  city  to  the  amount  of  said  subscription,  in 
such  sums  as  said  company  may  desire,  payable  to  said  com- 
pany or  bearer,  not  exceeding  thirty  years  after  date,  payable 
at  the  city  of  ]N"ew  York,  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent,  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  in  said  city  of  jN'ew 
York,  and  to  issue  coupons  for  said  interest. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  the  estate,  rights  and 
credits,  and  the  faith  of  the  city,  and  the  stock  herein  directed 
to  be  subscribed,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  irrevocably 
pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  interest  and  redemption  of 
principal  of  said  bonds. 

Passed  October  31,  1851.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  indorsing  Railro<id  Bonds. 

Whereas,  The  city  of  Covington  is  authorized  b}"  an  act  ot 
the  Legislature  of  this  Commonwealth,  approved  the  3d  day 
of  January,  1852,  to  indorse  the  bonds  of  the  Covington  and 


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Lexington  Railroad  Company  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  upon  the  consent  of  the  voters  of  said  city 
being  given  thereto;  and  whereas,  a  majority  of  the  voters  of 
said  city  have  petitioned  the  City  Council  to  indorse  the  bonds 
of  said  company  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  said  act,  there- 
fore, 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  President  of  this  Board  shall  indorse,  for  and  in  be- 
half of  .this  city,  the  bonds  of  the  Covington  and  Lexington 
Railroad  Compan}^,  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  attested  by  the  City  Clerk,  with  the  city  seal 
attached,  to  be  issued  under  the  provisions  and  by  the  author- 
ity of  the  act  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  faith  and  credit  of  the  city  be  and  the  same 
is  irrevocably  pledged  for  the  prompt  payment  of  the  interest 
of  said  bonds,  and  the  final  redemption  thereof. 

Passed  August  26.  1852. 


AN  ORDINTANCE  providing  for  a  Loan  for  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Coiincilmen  of  the 
City  of  Covington,  That  the  loan  of  twenty-five  thousand  dol- 
lars, proposed  by  Marcus  Smith,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
accepted  for  the  use  of  said  city,  bearing  an  interest  of  six  per 
centum  per  annum;  which  said  interest  is  to  be  annually  paid 
in  advance,  at  the  ofiice  of  the  Ohio  Life  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati;  and  which  said  loan  is 
to  be  irredeemable  until  the  expiration  of  thirty  years  from 
the  date  of  the  certificates  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  That 
for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  the  loans  aforesaid,  cer- 
tificates shall  be  issued  by  the  city  of  Covington,  under  the  seal 
of  said  city,  signed  by  the  Mayor,  and  attested  by  the  City 
Clerk,  in  sums  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  irredeemable  until 
the  expiration  of  thirty  years  after  the  date  thereof,  and  bear- 
ing an  interest  of  six  per  centum  per  annum,  from  the  day  of 
the  date  thereof,  which  said  interest  is  to  be  annually  paid  in 
advance,  at  the  ofiice  of  the  Ohio  Life  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati  aforesaid. 

Sec  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  That 
for  the  payment  of  the  interest  aforesaid,  on  the  loan  afore- 
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said,  there  shall  be  assessed,  and  collected  annually,  a  tax  on 
the  real  and  personal  estate  of  said  city,  a  sum  sufficient  to  pay 
and  satisfy  the  same.  Said  sum  thus  assessed  and  collected,  is 
hereby  irrevocably  pledged  and  appropriated  to  the  payment 
of  said  interest. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  the  ultimate  payment 
and  redemption  of  the  said  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dol- 
lars, the  public  grounds,  city  stocks,  faith  and  credit,  are 
hereby  pledged. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  That 
all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  heretofore  passed,  pro- 
viding for  a  loan  for  said  city,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  interest  which  shall 
accrue  on  said  loan,  made  in  pursuance  of  said  ordinance  afore- 
said, after  the  5th  day  of  September  next,  shall  be  paid  on  the 
5th  day  of  March  and  on  the  ,5th  day  of  September  in  each 
year,  at  the  Bank  of  America,  in  the  city  of  New  York;  and 
that  the  City  Treasurer  be  directed,  and  he  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  directed  to  pay  said  interest  accruing  on  said  loan,  on 
the  days  of  the  5th  of  March  and  the  5tli  of  September,  at  the 
Bank  of  America  aforesaid,  to  any  person  or  persons  duly 
authorized  to  receive  the  same;  and  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of 
said  city  of  Covington  are  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
certify  the  foregoing  amendment  upon  the  back  of  the  city 
bonds,  issued  in  pursuance  of  the  ordinance  aforesaid,  passed 
September  2,  1835. 

Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issuing  of  Bonds  for  subscription  to  Newport 
and  Covington  Bridge  Company. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  thirty-seven  bonds,  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  to  be 
dated  on  the  1st  of  April,  1853,  and  payable  thirty  years  after 
date,  in  the  city  of  l^ew  York,  to  bear  an  interest  of  six  per 
cent,  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually  in  the  said  city  of  'New 
York,  on  the  1st  days  of  January  and  July  in  each  year,  with 
coupons  annexed,  be  issued  by  this  city  under  the  authority  of 
an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Kentucky,  approved 
January  1, 1852,  and  said  bonds  be  sold  on  the  best  terms  that 
can  be  obtained,  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  means  to  pay 
for  the  city's  subscription  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  ITewport 
and  Covington  Bridge  Company. 


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Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  the  thirty-seven  thou- 
sand five  hundred  dollars  of  the  capital  stock  of  the  ISTewport 
and  Covington  Bridge  Company,  subscribed  for  by  the  cit}^  of 
Covington,  and  all  div^idends  that  may  be  received  thereon,  be 
and  are  hereb}'  pledged,  in  addition  to  the  faith  of  the  city, 
for  the  payment  of  the  principal  and  interest  of  the  bonds 
issued  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  f  arther  ordained,  That  an  ordinance  passed  July 
12,  1852,  authorizing  the  issue  of  fifteen  bonds  for  one  thou- 
sand dollars  each,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed,  and  that 
the  bonds  prepared  under  said  ordinance  be  destroyed  by  burn- 
ing, under  the  inspection  of  the  President  of  the  Council  and 

the  City  Clerk.  Passed  March  17,  1853.   Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  issue  of  Bridge  Bonds. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  there  shall  be  issued  by  this  city  one  hundred  bonds,  of 
the  denomination  of  one  thousand  dollars  each,  redeemable  in 
twenty  j^ears  at  the  Bank  of  America,  in  the  city  of  I^ew  York, 
payable  to  James  Spilman  or  bearer,  dated  the  1st  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1856,  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum  per 
annum,  payable  semi-annually  at  said  Bank,  on  the  1st  days  of 
March  and  September;  that  coupons  therefor  shall  also  be 
attached,  for  the  purp(>se  of  paying  the  subscription  by  the  city 
of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  the  capital  stock  of  the 
Covington  and  Cincinnati  Bridge  Company;  and  in  pursuance 
of  the  vote  of  said  city,  and  the  act  of  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  the  said  bonds  shall  be 
signed  by  the  President  of  this  Board,  attested  by  the  Clerk, 
with  the  seal  of  the  corjDoration  afiixed.  The  said  President 
shall  also  sign  the  coupons. 

Sec.  2.  That  for  the  security  of  the  payment  of  principal 
and  interest  of  said  bonds,  the  faith,  rights,  revenues,  credits, 
with  all  the  property  of  said  city,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
irrevocably  pledged. 

Sec  3.  That  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  be  and  are 
hereby  empowered  to  dispose  of  said  bonds,  or  any  part 
thereof,  so  soon  as  the  same  may  be  executed,  or  on  such 
terms  as  shall  be  considered  by  them  most  favorable  to  the 
city,  may  make  such  arrangement  and  contract  with  said 
Bridge  Company  in  relation  thereto  as  by  them  shall  be  con- 
sidered proper.  Approved  May  7,  1857. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  a  Board  of  Health. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  there  shall  be  and  is  herei3y  established  a  Board  of  Health 
for  the  city  of  Covington,  consisting  of  one  member  for  each 
ward,  who  shall  hold  their  office  for  one  year  and  until  their 
successors  are  appointed.  They  shall  serve  without  compen- 
sation or  emolument,  and  shall  be  annually  appointed  by  the 
City  Council;  and  in  case  of  removal,  death,  resignation,  sick- 
ness or  inability,  or  refusal  of  any  of  said  Board  to  serve,  their 
places  shall  be  supplied  immediately  by  other  appointment,  to 
be  made  by  the  Council.  A  majority  of  the  whole  Board  shall 
be  necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
business,  and  they  shall  meet  at  the  City  Clerk's  office  forth- 
with, after  receiving  notice  of  their  appointment,  and  as  often 
thereafter  as  they  may  deem  necessary,  and  they  shall  elect 
from  their  own  body  a  President,  who  shall  preside  at  their 
meetings,  and  the  City  Clerk  shall  be  ex-officio  Secretary,  and 
shall  keep  a  journal  of  their  proceedings. 

Sec.  2.  The  Board  hereby  established  shall  have  power, 
whenever  they  may  deem  it  necessary  for  the  security  of  the 
city,  to  take  the  most  prompt  and  efficient  measures  to  prevent 
the  introduction  and  spreading  of  contagious,  malignant,  dan- 
gerous and  infectious  diseases  into  said  city,  and  for  the  imme- 
diate and  safe  removal  of  any  person  or  persons  who  may  be 
found  therein  afflicted  with  any  such  disease,  and  it  is  hereby 
made  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  Marshal,  Wharf  Master,  and  all 
other  officers  of  the  city,  to  be  attentive  and  vigilant  in  assist- 
ing the  Board  of  Health  in  exercising  their  duties. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Board  of  Health 
from  time  to  time  to  recommend  to  the  City  Council  such 
measures  as  the  Board  may  deem  necessary  to  promote  and 
secure  the  health  of  said  city,  and  to  prevent  the  introduction 
of  contagious,  malignant,  dangerous  and  infectious  diseases, 
and  to  report  to  the  Council  all  the  expenses  incurred  in  the 
discharge  of  their  duties  aforesaid;  and  the  said  Board  of 
Health  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  discharge  such 
other  duties  as  the  Council  may  prescribe. 

Sec.  4.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  at  any  time 
hereafter  knowingly  introduce,  aid  or  assist  therein,  the  small- 
pox, yellow  fever,  or  other  contagious  disease,  into  the  city, 
or  shall  possess  any  knowledge  of  any  person  laboring  under 
any  such  disease  living  within  said  city,  without  forthwith 
giving  notice  thereof  to  the  Mayor  or  President  of  the  Council, 
or  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  obey  and  observe  the  rules  and  regu- 


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lations  of  said  Board  of  Health,  every  person  so  offending  for 
every  such  offense  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  not  less 
than  five  nor  more  than  sixteen  dollars. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  on  this 
subject  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Passed  November  18,  1852.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  185G. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  Plays,  Exhibitions,  Concerts  and  Shows. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  exhibit  in 
said  city  an}^  theatrical  performance  of  any  kind  or  descrip- 
tion, puppet  show,  tumbling  or  wire  dancing,  balancing,  slight 
^  of  hand,  feats  of  dexterity,  or  any  natural  or  artificial  curi- 
osity, or  description  or  representation  of  any  kind  whatever, 
except  menageries  and  circuses,  either  real  or  fictitious,  for 
which  compensation  is  demanded  or  required,  unless  he,  she 
or  they  shall  have  first  applied  for  and  obtained  license  from 
the  Mayor  to  make  such  exhibition  or  performance. 

Sec.  2.  That  upon  paj^ment  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  a  sum 
of  money  equal  to  ten  times  the  amount  of  the  highest  sum 
charged  for  the  admission  of  a  grown  person  to  each  exhibi- 
tion of  any  of  the  performances  aforesaid,  and  also  a  sum  of 
fifty  cents  to  the  Mayor  for  license  and  afiixing\his  seal  thereto; 
and,  upon  the  presentation  of  the  Treasurer's  receipt  for  the 
money  so  paid  to  him,  the  Mayor  may  issue  the  license  or 
permission  to  any  person  who  may  apply  for  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  violate  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  he,  she  or  they,  for  each  and  everj^ 
offense,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  not  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  sixteen  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal  and  his 
deputies  and  of  the  Clerk  of  the  city  to  see  that  this  ordi- 
nance is  duly  executed,  and  for  that  purpose  shall  give  infor- 
mation to  the  Mayor  whenever  this  ordinance  is  violated. 

Sec.  5.  That  in  the  event  of  the  temporary  absence,  resig- 
nation or  death  of  the  Mayor  or  Mayor  pro  tern.,  said  license 
may  be  granted  by  the  President  of  the  Council,  and  attested 
by  the  Clerk. 

Sec.  6.  That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
before  any  circus  company,  menagerie,  or  exhibition  of  wild 
beasts  shall  be  licensed  to  exhibit  in  said  city,  the  proprietor, 


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manager,  or  agent  thereof  shall  first  pay  into  the  city  treasury 
the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  for  a  circus,  and  twenty-fis^e  dollars 
for  a  menagerie  of  wild  beasts,  for  each  and  every  day  said 
exhibition  shall  be  made  in  this  cit}^ 

Sec.  7.  That  the  agent,  proprietor,  manager,  or  any  person 
in  any  way  connected  with  any  company  aforesaid,  failing  or 
refusing  to  comply  with  this  ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in  the 
sum  of  fifty  dollars  and  costs  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  8.  That  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  be 
construed  so  as  to  require  license  to  be  obtained  for  any  musical 
concert,  or  lecture  upon  literary  or  scientific  subjects,  when 
the  proceeds  are  for  the  benefit  of  charities,  churches,  schools, 
literary  institutions,  or  fire  companies  of  this  city. 

Passed  November  19,  1852.    Reyised  and  approved  May  13,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  defining  the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Salary  of  the  City  Clerk. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  attend  in  his  office  each  day 
of  the  week  during  business  hours,  and  to  keep  the  office  open 
and  accessible  to  all  persons  having  business  therein,  and  to 
render  such  aid  to  the  officers  of  the  city  and  committees  of 
the  Board  at  his  office  as  may  be  required  of  him;  that  all 
advertisements  for  contracts  and  proposals  and  printing  for 
the  city  shall  be  attended  to  by  him  under  the  direction  of 
appropriate  committees;  that  at  each  meetincr  of  the  Board 
of  Council  he  shall  report  the  amount  of  appropriations  at  the 
previous  meeting,  and  shall  keep  the  same  in  a  book  provided 
for  that  purpose;  that  he  shall  make  out  and  index  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Board,  which  should  be  regularly  kept  up  as 
they  transpire.  His  salary  shall  be  one  thousand  dollars  per 
annum,  payable  quarterly. 

Passed  November  19,  1852.    Revised  and  approvedMay  13,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  regulation  of  Weights  and  Measures. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  there  shall  be  a  Sealer  and  Inspector  of  Weights  and 
Measures,  wdio  shall  be  elected  by  the  voters  of  the  city  at 
large  on  th©  first  Saturday  in  January,  who  shall  hold  his 
office  for  two  years,  or  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  quali- 
fied, who,  before  entering  on  the  duties  of  his  office,  shall  give 


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bond  with  good  security,  in  the  penalty  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars, to  the  city  of  Covington,  conditioned  to  discharge  all  of 
the  duties  appertaining  to  said  office. 

Sec.  2.  That  from  and  after  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordi- 
nance, there  shall  he  a  regulation  of  Weights  and  Measures, 
in  this  city,  agreeably  to  the  standard  adopted  by  the  State  of 
Kentucky. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  and  Sealer,  and 
he  is  authorized  once  in  every  year,  and  oftener,  to  inspect 
and  seal  all  weights  and  measures,  scales  and  beams,  and 
other  instruments  used  in  said  city  in  weighing  and  measur- 
ing; and  when  any  weights  and  measures,  ncsdes  and  beams 
are  re-examined  and  found  to  be  correct,  there  shall  be  no  fee 
for  such  re-examination. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  refusing  to  exhibit  his  or  her  weights 
and  measures,  scales  and  beams,  or  other  weighing  and  meas- 
uring instruments,  for  the  purpose  of  such  examination  as  is 
provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor  of 
the  cit}",  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars. 

Sec.  5.  The  Inspector  and  Sealer  shall  be  allowed  to  receive 
the  following  fees  for  the  services  to  be  rendered  b}^  him  under 
this  ordinance,  to  wit:  for  inspecting  and  sealing  platform 
scale,  of  two  thousand  pounds  and  upward,  one  dollar;  for 
any  of  a  less  denomination,  fifty  cents;  for  inspecting  and 
sealing  large  beam  drawing  one  thousand  pounds  and  upward, 
fifty  cents;  any  of  a  less  size,  twenty-five  cents;  for  inspecting 
and  sealing  weights  of  five  pounds  and  upward,  five  cents 
each;  for  inspecting  and  sealing  counterbalances  and  scales, 
and  each  set  of  counter  weights,  from  one-half  ounce  to  four 
pounds,  twenty-five  cents;  for  comparing  and  sealing  a  dry 
measure  bushel,  twenty  cents;  a  half  bushel,  ten  cents;  for 
each  measure  of  smaller  capacity,  five  cents;  for  comparing 
and  sealing  wine  and  liquor  measures,  for  any  three  gallon  or 
greater.measure,  ten  cents;  for  any  smaller  measure,  five  cents; 
for  every  yard  measure,  five  cents. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Council,  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  shall 
procure  correct  and  approved  standards,  with  their  several 
subdivisions,  together  with  proper  beams  and  scales,  for  the 
purpose  of  testing  and  proving  the  weights  and  measures  to 
be  used  in  this  city. 

Sec.  7.  That  every  person  who  may  sell  any  articles  by  weight 
or  measure,  within  this  city,  shall  use  only  such  weights,  meas- 


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ures,  beams  and  scales  as  shall  have  first  been  examined  and 
sealed  by  the  said  Inspector  and  Sealer;  and  that  any  person 
offending  against  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  twenty-five  dollars,  and  the  Inspector  and  Sealer 
shall  give  information  of  such  offending. 

Sec.  8.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  and  Sealer 
of  Weights  and  Measures,  to  examine  and  seal  all  weights  and 
measures,  beams  and  scales,  without  unnecessary  delay,  after 
the  same  shall  have  been  left  at  his  usual  place  of  business; 
and  in  all  cases  where  it  may  become  necessary  to  remove  his 
w^eights  or  measures  of  standard,  to  an^^  place  other  than  his 
office,  or  usual  place  of  business,  the  person  or  persons  whose 
measures,  scales  or  beams  are  to  be  inspected,  or  for  whom 
such  removal  is  made,  shall  pay  all  expenses  of  such  trans- 
portation. 

Sec.  9.  The  fees  herein  authorized  to  be  charged  by  the 
Inspector  and  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures,  shall  be  col- 
lected from  the  party  or  parties  whose  weights,  measures, 
scales  and  beams  shall  be  inspected  and  sealed. 

Sec.  10.  All  ordinances  coming  within  the  purview  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed;  and  this  ordinance  shall  take 
eflect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  1st  day  of  April,  1853. 

Revised  and  approved  March  13,  185C. 


AN  ORDINANCE  supplemental  to  an  Ordinance  passed  January  27,  1853,  on 
the  subject  of  Inspecting  and  Gauging. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Inspector  and  Sealer  of 
Weights  and  Measures,  to  inspect  and  gauge  all  liquors,  spir- 
ituous, malt  and  vinous,  and  molasses,  and  linseed  and  other 
oils,  whenever  he  shall  be  called  on  for  the  purpose  by  any 
one  proposing  to  buy  or  sell;  and  under  like  circumstances, 
he  shall  inspect  any  beef,  pork,  lard,  butter,  fish,  salt,  flour, 
meal,  biscuit,  feathers,  tobacco,  leather  and  other  products 
which  ma}^  be  offered  for  sale  in  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  The  Inspector  and  Sealer  may  employ  assistants  for 
whose  conduct  he  shall  be  responsible,  and  he  shall  provide 
himself  with  the  common  and  most  approved  instruments  for 
ascertaining  the  capacity  of  a  barrel  or  other  cask  or  vessel  or 
measure,  and  the  quality  of  the  article  contained  therein;  and 
he  shall  repair  to  any  part  of  the  city  when  called  on  to  per- 


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form  any  of  the  duties  required  by  this  ordinance;  he  shall 
mark  upon  each  barrel,  cask  or  vessel,  the  quantity  and  quality/ 
of  the  article  contained  in  it,  with  his  name  and  the  place  of 
inspection  affixed;  in  the  case  of  liquors,  giving  the  number 
of  gallons  contained  and  the  capacity  and  the  proof;  and  in 
the  case  of  oils  and  molasses,  the  number  of  gallons  contained 
and  the  capacity  of  the  vessel;  and  in  case  of  other  articles, 
the  nnmber  of  pounds  and  the  quality;  and  he  shall,  to  the 
person  for  whom  he  acts,  give  a  certificate  of  the  inspection 
and  gauging  when  required. 

Sec.  3.  He  shall  keep  an  account  of  every  thing  done  by 
him  and  his  assistants  under  the  ordinances  prescribing  his 
duties,  and  shall  report  to  the  City  Council  every  thing  thus 
done  once  in  every  six  months  after  his  appointment. 

Sec.  4.  His  fees  shall  be  as  follows,  to  be  paid  by  the  owner 
of  the  property  inspected  or  gauged,  to  wit:  for  a  barrel  of 
flour,  three  cents;  for  a  half  barrel,  two  cents;  for  a  barrel  of 
«alt,  three  cents,  and  for  a  sack  of  salt,  two  cents;  for  a  barrel 
of  beef  or  pork,  twenty  cents,  and  for  a  half  barrel,  fifteen 
cents;  for  a  barrel,  cask,  vessel,  or  measure  of  any  article  not 
above  named,  except  liquors,  ten  cents;  and  for  a  single  barrel 
or  cask  of  liquor,  fifteen  cents;  for  a  larger  number  than  one 
and  not  more  than  ten,  ten  cents  each;  and  for  a  number 
exceeding  ten,  five  cents  each. 

Passed  November  30,  1854.    Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  establish  the  office  of  City  Weigher. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  there  shall  be  a  City  Weigher,  who  shall  be  elected  by 
the  voters  on  the  first  Saturday  in  January,  and  shall  hold  his 
office  for  two  years,  or  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  quali- 
fied; who  shall  keep  an  office  in  some  central  part  of  said  city, 
and  the  city  shall  supply  him  with  suitable  scales,  tested  and 
approved  by  the  City  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures,  and 
when  requested  shall  weigh  any  article  of  commerce,  and 
deliver  to  the  applicant  a  certificate  of  the  weight,  and  keep 
a  register  of  all  articles  weighed;  an  abstract  of  which  regis- 
ter, with  the  amount  of  fees  received,  shall  be  reported  to  the 
City  Council  under  oath,  at  the  first  regular  meetings  in  the 
months  of  March,  June,  September  and  December  of  every 
year. 

Sec.  2.  l^o  person,  other  than  the  City  Weigher  and  his 


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deputies,  shall  in  this  city  follow  the  business  of  weighing, 
under  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  five,  nor  more  than  fifty  dol- 
lars, for  each  offense. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Weigher  shall  cause  his  scales  to  be  tested 
by  the  Inspector  and  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures  at  least 
once  in  three  months. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  "Weigher  may  charge  and  receive  for  his 
own  use,  from  the  person  or  persons,  at  whose  instance  he 
weighs,  the  following  fees,  and  no  more,  to  wit:  For  corn, 
wheat,  rye,  oats,  barley,  flaxseed  and  bran,  for  any  quantity 
not  exceeding  five  thousand  pounds,  two  cents  per  hundred 
pounds;  a  quantity  over  five  and  not  exceeding  twenty  thou- 
sand, one  and  a  half  cents  per  hundred  pounds;  a  quantity 
over  twenty  and  not  exceeding  fifty  thousand,  one  and  a  quar- 
ter cents  per  hundred  pounds;  a  quantity  over  fifty  thousand 
pounds,  one  cent  per  hundred  pounds.  For  sugar  in  hogs- 
heads, for  five  hogsheads  or  under,  twenty -five  cents  per  hogs- 
head; for  over  five  and  not  exceeding  ten,  twenty  cents  per 
hogshead;  over  ten  and  not  exceeding  twenty,  fifteen  cents  per 
hogshead;  over  twenty  and  not  exceeding  thirty,  twelve  and 
a  half  cents  per  hogshead;  over  thirty  and  not  exceeding  fifty, 
ten  cents  per  hogshead;  over  fifty  and  not  exceeding  one 
hundred,  eight  cents;  over  one  hundred  hogsheads,  five  cents 
per  hogshead.  For  sugar  in  barrels  or  boxes,  for  twenty  or 
under,  ten  cents  per  box  or  barrel;  over  twenty  and  not 
exceeding  one  hundred,  five  cents;  over  one  hundred,  four 
cents  per  box  or  barrel.  For  cofiee  in  sacks  or  barrels,  for 
twenty  or  under,  five  cents  per  sack  or  barrel;  over  twenty 
and  not  exceeding  one  hundred,  three  cents  per  sack  or  barrel; 
over  one  hundred,  two  cents  per  each  sack  or  barrel.  For 
hemp,  five  tuns  or  less,  forty  cents  per  tun;  over  five  and  not 
exceeding  ten,  thirty  cents  per  tun;  over  ten  and  not  exceed- 
ing fifty,  twenty  cents  per  tun;  over  fifty  tuns,  fifteen  cents 
per  tun.  For  lard  in  barrels,  for  one  hundred  barrels  or  under, 
five  cents  per  barrel;  over  one  hundred,  three  cents  per  barrel. 
For  lard  in  kegs,  one  cent  per  keg.  For  lead  and  other  metals, 
for  five  tuns  or  less,  thirty  cents  per  tun;  over  five  tuns  and 
not  exceeding  ten,  twenty-five  cents  per  tun;  over  ten  and  not 
exceeding  twenty  tuns,  fifteen  cents  per  tun ;  over  twenty  tuns, 
ten  cents  per  tun.  For  hides,  for  one  hundred  and  under,  one 
cent  apiece;  over  one  hundred,  one-half  cent  a  piece.  For 
peltries,  the  same  rates  as  are  herein  provided  for  weighing 
hemp.  For  bacon  and  meat  in  bulk  and  packages,  for  five 
tuns  or  less,  forty  cents  per  tun ;  over  five  and  not  exceeding 


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ten  tuns,  thirty  cents  per  tun;  over  ten  and  not  exceeding 
twenty  tuns,  twenty-five  cents  per  tun;  over  twenty  tuns, 
twenty  cents  per  tun.  For  cotton  in  bales,  for  ten  bales  or 
under,  fifteen  cents  per  bale;  over  ten  and  not  exceeding 
twenty  bales,  ten  cents  per  bale;  over  twenty  and  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  bales,  seven  cents  per  bale;  over  one  hun- 
dred, five  cents  per  each  bale.  For  pearlash,  saleratus,  salt, 
potash,  or  any  other  articles  of  merchandise  not  heretofore 
enumerated  herein,  for  twenty  or  under,  five  cents  per  barrel 
or  cask;  for  over  twenty,  three  cents  per  barrel  or  cask.  For 
tobacco,  five  cents  per  hundred  pounds. 

Sec.  5.  The  register  of  the  City  Weigher  shall  at  all  times 
be  open  to  the  inspection  of  any  person  interested  in  any 
weighing  done  by  him. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Weigher  who  shall  first  be  appointed  under 
this  ordinance,  may  use  the  Cincinnati  standards  until  the  city 
of  Covington  is  provided  with  the  standard  of  Kentucky. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  eftect  from  its  passage,  and 
any  ordinance  coming  within  the  purview  of  this  is  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordaived  by  the  City  Council  of  Coving- 
ton, That  hereafter  the  City  Weigher  may  charge,  for  w^eigh- 
ing  pig  iron,  twelve  and  a  half  cents  per  tun  ;  for  blooms,- 
fifteen  cents  per  tun,  and  for  scrap  iron  twenty-five  cents  per 
tun,  to  be  paid  by  the  person  at  whose  instance  he  does  the 
w^eighing,  and  so  far  as  this  ordinance  conflicts  with  the  ordi- 
nance now  in  existence  touching  the  same  subject,  said  ordi- 
nance is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Weigher  pay 
unto  the  City  Treasurer,  quarterly,  five  per  cent,  of  the  net 
proceeds  of  his  ofiice. 

Passed  April  21,  1853.    Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  further  regulate  the  fees  of  City  Weigher. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  City  Weigher  may  charge  and  receive  for  his  own 
use,  from  the  person  or  persons  at  whose  instance  he  weighs, 
the  following  fees  and  no  more,  to-w^it:  For  each  wagon,  dray 
or  cart  load  of  merchandise,  produce,  or  wares  of  any  descrip- 
tion, not  exceeding  2,000  pounds  in  weight,  the  sum  of  fifteen 
cents;  when  the  weight  exceeds  2,000  pounds,  and  less  than 


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3,000  pounds,  the  sum  of  twenty  cents  :  over  3,000  pounds  and 
under  4,500  pounds,  twenty-five  cents;  over  4,500  pounds,  the 
sum  of  thirty  cents. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Weigher  shall  pay  into  the  City  Treasury, 
quarterl}^  five  per  cent,  of  all  fees  collected  under  the  first  sec- 
tion of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  coming  within  the  purview  of  this 
ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  April  7,  18G4. 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  appointment  of  Inspectors  of  Elections  in  the 

City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington^ 
That  the  Council  shall,  at  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Board, 
in  the  month  of  December  in  each  year,  appoint  three  quali- 
fied voters  in  each  ward  of  the  city,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
act  as  Inspectors  of  Elections,  in  their  respective  wards,  at  all 
elections  that  may  occur  in  said  city  by  order  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Any  two  of  said  Inspectors  may  superintend  an 
election. 

Sec.  3.  The  Inspectors  acting  at  any  election  shall  appoint 
a  competent  person  to  act  as  Clerk  of  the  election,  who  shall, 
in  a  fair  hand,  write  the  name  of  each  person  voting  at  such 
election,  placing  his  vote  opposite  his  name  in  suitable  col- 
umns in  a  book,  in  which  a  record  of  the  election  shall  be 
kept. 

Sec  4.  Any  acting  Inspector,  or  the  Clerk,  may  administer 
an  oath  to  any  person  offering  to  vote,  and  require  him  to  an- 
swer questions  touching  his  qualifications  as  a  voter. 

Sec.  5.  Before  going  into  an  election,  the  Inspectors  and 
Clerk  shall  take  an  oath,  before  any  officer  authorized  by  law 
to  administer  oaths,  that  they  will  faithfully  discharge  the 
duties  enjoined  upon  them  by  law,  and  the  certificate  of  the 
officer  administering  the  oath  shall  be  returned  with  the  poll- 
book;  and  if  there  be  not  the  requisite  number  of  Inspectors 
ready  to  act  at  the  commencement  of  an  election,  the  City 
Marshal  shall  appoint  persons  to  act  as  Inspector  or  Inspectors 
for  such  elections. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Marshal  shall,  by  himself  or  his  deputies, 
attend  all  the  voting  places  during  an  election,  shall  open  the 
polls,  and  keep  order  during  the  election,  and  when  the  Inspec- 
tors disagree  as  to  the  right  to  vote  of  any  one  oftering,  the 
Marshal  or  deputy  shall  decide  the  question;  and  the  Marshal 


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may  appoint  deputies  to  attend  elections,  who  shall  be  sworn 
to  discharge  faithfully  the  duties  required  of  them. 

Sec.  7.  The  acting  Inspectors,  the  Clerk  and  the  Marshal, 
shall  receive  two  dollars  per  day.  each,  for  the  time  they  may 
be  engaged  in  any  election. 

Sec.  8.  The  elections  contemplated  by  this  ordinance  shall 
commence  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  continue  to  5  o'clock  P.M., 
except  the  space  between  12J  o'clock  P.  M.  and  2  o'clock  P.  M. 

Sec.  9.  As  soon  as  an  election  is  over,  the  acting  Inspectors 
shall  sign  a  certificate,  to  be  written  at  the  end  of  the  election 
book  under  their  charge,  declaring  the  correctness  of  such 
book;  which  certificate  shall  be  attested  by  the  Clerk,  and 
immediately  the  Clerk  shall  deliver  such  book  to  the  City 
Clerk  of  Covington,  who  shall  carefully  preserve  the  same  and 
report  it  to  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  officer  required  to  act  by  this  ordinance,  for 
any  failure  to  discharge  the  duties  herein  prescribed  for  him, 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  any 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  n.  All  ordinances  coming  within  the  purview  of  this 
ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  March  4,  1853.    Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  Duties  and  fixing  Salary  of  City  Jailor  and 
Keeper  of  the  Poor  House. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington^ 
That  the  officer  whose  duty  it  is  to  keep  the  City  Jail,  Work 
House  and  the  City  Poor  House,  shall  be  known  as  City  Jailor, 
who  shall  be  elected  by  the  legal  voters  of  the  city  on  the  first 
Saturday  in  January,  and  who  shall  hold  his  office  for  two 
years,  and  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  qualified.  He  shall 
be  removable,  however,  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Board,  when 
two-thirds  of  the  members  vote  for  his  removal. 

Sec.  2.  Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  the 
City  Jailor  shall  take  an  oath  to  faithfully  discharge  the  du- 
ties thereof,  and  shall  give  bond  with  good  security,  in  the 
penalty  of  two  thousand  dollars,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of 
all  the  duties  that  may  be  devolved  upon  him. 

Sec.  3.  He  shall  receive  into  his  custody  all  persons  that 
may  be  committed  to  the  Jail  or  Work  House,  by  the  Mayor 
of  the  city,  or  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  having  power  to  com- 
mit under  the  city  ordinances,  and  shall  cause  such  person  or 


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persons  to  perform  such  labor  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Mag- 
istrate committing,  or  by  ordinance,  and  he  must  release  such 
prisoner  or  prisoners  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  of  commit- 
ment, or  sooner  if  the  Council  shall  direct  a  release;  and  when- 
ever the  City  Marshal,  or  any  police  officer  of  the  city,  shall 
have  in  custody  any  person  or  persons  with  directions  from 
the  Mayor  to  detain  such  person  or  persons  for  any  stated  time, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Jailor  to  afford  such  officer  all 
the  assistance  in  his  power  for  the  safe  keeping  of  such  pris- 
oners during  such  stated  time,  by  confinement  in  the  City  Jail 
or  otherwise,  and  the  Jailor,  w^hen  requested  by  the  Marshal 
or  other  police  officers,  shall  aid  him  in  the  safe  keeping  of 
any  person  arrested,  from  the  time  of  the  arrest  to  the  time  of 
taking  him  before  the  Magistrate. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Jailor  shall  carefully  preserve  all  the  prop- 
erty of  the  city  which  may  be  in  his  possession,  and  shall 
take  good  care  of  the  buildings  under  his  charge,  and  shall 
report  to  the  Board  any  damage  which  may  be  done  to  the 
same,  and  shall  keep  the  same  in  a  cleanly  condition. 

Sec.  5.  He  shall  provide  wholesome  diet  and  comfortable 
lodging  for  persons  placed  in  the  Poor  House.  Paupers  may 
be  placed  in  the  Poor  House  by  an  order  in  w^riting  from  a 
member  of  the  City  Council  for  the  ward  in  which  the  pauper 
last  resided,  or,  in  the  absence  of  such  member,  by  the  written 
order  of  any  two  members  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  6.  Persons  committed  to  the  Jail  or  Work  House  in 
pursuance  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  confined  to  hard  labor  at 
breaking  rock,  and  such  other  work  as  may  be  directed  by 
ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  stone  or  other  material  are  needed  for 
the  Work  House,  and  farniture  or  fixtures  for  the  Poor  House, 
the  City  Jailor  shall  report  the  necessary  information  to  the 
Council. 

Sec.  8.  'No  person  under  the  age  of  twelve  years  shall  be 
placed  in  the  Poor  House,  nor  any  person  who  has  not  resided 
in  the  city  for  six  months,  unless  by  order  of  the  Cit}^  (>ouncil; 
and  any  person  may  be  removed  from  the  Poor  House  by  the 
authority  placing  him  or  her  there. 

Sec.  9.  The  following  fees  shall  be  allowed  the  City  Jailor 
for  services  required  of  him:  For  receiving  each  person  com- 
mitted to  the  Work  House  or  Jail,  twent^^-five  cents;  for  re- 
leasing a  person  from  the  Work  House  or  Jail,  twenty-five 
cents;  for  boarding  each  person  in  the  Jail  or  AVork  House, 
thirtj^-three  cents  per  day;  for  keeping  a  slave  in  Jail  when 


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authorized  by  the  Mayor,  fifty  cents  per  clay,  to  be  paid  by  the 
person  at  whose  instance  he  may  receive  the  slave;  for  obtain- 
ing and  disposing  of  materials  for  the  Work  House,  such  com- 
pensation as  shall  be  allowed  by  the  Board;  for  boarding  and 
taking  care  of  each  person  in  the  Poor  House,  per  day,  thirty 
cents.  If  the  Jailor  shall  in  any  case  charge  more  than  he  is 
allowed  by  this  ordinance,  upon  conviction  thereof  he  shall  be 
fined  by  the  Mayor  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five 
dollars. 

Sec.  10.  For  permitting  any  person  in  the  Jail,  Work  House, 
or  Poor  House,  to  use  intoxicating  liquors,  unless  directed  by 
the  City  Physician,  the  City  Jailor,  for  every  such  ofi:ense,  on 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  ten  dollars. 

Sec.  11.  The  City  Jailor  shall  be  keeper  of  the  City  Jail, 
City  Work  House,  and  the  City  Poor  House,  until  the  City 
Council  shall  by  ordinance  provide  a  different  arrangement. 

Sec.  12.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Jailor  to  act  as  Jan- 
itor for  the  City  Council,  and  for  his  services  shall  receive  fifty 
cents  for  each  meeting. 

Sec.  13.  That  the  jailor  be  and  he  is  hereby  allowed  two 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  quarterly,  in  addition  to 
the  compensation  allowed  in  the  ninth  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  this  additional  compensation  shall  commence  on 
the  Is-t  day  of  April,  1856. 

Sec.  14.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of 
ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  March  4,  1850.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regl^lating  the  Fees  of  City  Jailor  and  Keeper  of  the  Poor  House. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covdngton, 
That  the  following  fees  shall  be  allowed  to  the  City  Jailor  for 
services  required  of  him:  For  receiving  each  person  com- 
mitted to  the  Work  House  or  Jail,  twenty-five  cents;  for  re- 
leasing a  person  from  the  Work  House  or  Jail,  twenty-five 
cents. 

Sec  2.  For  boarding  each  person  in  the  Jail  or  Work 
House,  thirty-one  cents  per  day ;  for  keeping  a  slave  in  Jail, 
when  authorized  by  the  Mayor,  sixty  cents  per  day,  to  be  paid 
by  the  person  at  whose  instance  he  may  receive  the  slave;  for 


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obtaining  and  disposing  of  materials  for  the  Work  House, 
such  compensation  as  shall  be  allowed  by  the  Board. 

Sec.  3.  For  boarding  and  taking  care  of  each  person  in  the 
Poor  House,  over  twelve  years  old,  twenty-eight  cents  per  day, 
and  under  twelve  years  old,  twenty-five  cents  per  day;  for 
children  under  six  months,  when  their  mother  is  with  them, 
nothing. 

Sec.  4.  If  the  Jailor  shall  in  any  case  charge  more  than  he 
is  allowed  by  this  ordinance,  upon  conviction  thereof  he  shall 
be  fined  by  the  Mayor  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  tw'enty-five 
dollars. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  April  7,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  admission  of  Children  under  twelve  years  of 
age  to  the  Poor  House. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  section  eight  of  an  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  reg- 
ulating the  duties  and  fixing  the  salary  of  the  City  Jailor  and 
Keeper  of  the  Poor  House,  be  so  amended  as  to  authorize  the 
admission  of  children  under  twelve  years  of  age  in  the  same 
manner  as  other  paupers  are  now  admitted,  and  subject  to  re- 
moval in  like  manner  as  is  now  prescribed. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Keeper  of  the  Poor 
House  shall  be  allowed,  for  all  such  children  under  twelve 
years  of  age,  excepting  children  which  are  being  nursed  by 
their  mothers,  two-thirds  of  the  amount  now  allowed  by  law 
for  keeping  adult  paupers,  and  no  more. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases  the  allow- 
ance for  board  shall  be  in  full  for  board  and  washing. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  within 
the  purview  of  the  foregoing,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Approved  August  9,  1860. 


AN  ORDIN'ANCE  regulating  the  sale  of  Wood  and  the  Duties  of  the  Wood 

Measurer. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  no  person  shall  hereafter  sell  any  fire  wood  in  the  city  of 
Covington  from  any  wagon,  sled,  cart  or  other  vehicle,  unless 


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such  fire  wood  shall  have  been  first  measured  and  marked  as 
hereinafter  required,  nor  unless  the  mark  showing  the  quan- 
tity of  said  wood  shall,  at  the  time  of  such  sale,  be  and  remain 
on  some  conspicuous  part  of  the  wood;  and  any  person  offend- 
ing against  this  provision,  shall,  for  each  offense,  on  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
twenty-five  dollars,  and  not  less  than  five  dollars,  with  costs  of 
prosecution:  Provided,  th-dt  it  shall  be  a  sufficient  defense  to 
such  prosecution,  for  such  person  to  show  that  the  wood  so 
sold,  had  been  on  the  day  of  sale  carried  to  one  of  the  named 
places  for  measurement  hereinafter  designated,  and  there  re- 
mained for  one  full  hour,  during  which  neither  the  Wood 
Measurer  or  his  deputy  was  present  at  such  place  prepared 
to  measure  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  an  officer  shall  be  elected 
every  two  years,  to  be  called  the  City  Wood  Measurer;  who, 
before  he  shall  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  shall  enter 
into  bond  with  good  and  sufficient  security,  to  be  approved  by 
the  City  Council,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  condi- 
tioned for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  and 
shall  take  an  oath  or  affirmation  before  the  Mayor,  or  some 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  well  and  truly  to  perform  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Wood  Measurer  shall 
have  power,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  City  Council,  to 
appoint  one  or  more  deputies  to  assist  liim  in  the  duties  of  his 
office,  at  such  times  as  the  public  convenience  may  require, 
each  of  whom  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his 
office,  take  an  oath  or  affirmation  before  the  Mayor,  or  some 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  well  and  truly  to  perform  the  same:  Pro- 
vided, that  the  Wood  Measurer  and  his  securities  shall  be  held 
responsible  for  all  violations  of  duty  or  failure  in  the  perform- 
ance thereof  by  the  said  deputies  or  either  of  them. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Lower  Market-space 
and  Seventh-street  Market-space,  be  and  they  are  hereby  de- 
signated as  the  places  at  which  fire  wood  shall  be  measured 
and  marked  by  the  Wood  Measurer  or  his  deputies;  and  for 
that  purpose  all  fire  wood  sold  in  the  city  of  Covington  shall 
be  carried  to  one  or  the  other  of  the  said  places,  unless  the 
same  shall  have  been  previously  measured  and  marked  by  the 
Measurer  or  one  of  his  deputies.  And  the  hours  for  measur- 
ing wood  shall  be  from  5  o'clock  A.  M.  until  7  o'clock  P.  M., 
from  the  1st  day  of  April  until  the  1st  day  of  October;  and 
from  7  o'clock  A.  M.  until  5  o'clock  P.  M.  from  the  1st  day  of 
October  until  the  1st  day  of  April  of  each  year. 


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Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after  the  1st 
day  of  March  next,  all  fire  wood  brought  to  market  within 
this  city,  shall  be  at  least  four  feet  in  lenc^th, including  one-half 
of  the  kerf,  and  the  cord  shall  be  computed  at  the  rate  of  eight 
feet  in  length,  four  feet  in  breadth  and  four  feet  in  hight,  well 
stowed  and  packed:  Provided,  that  if  the  deficiency  in  the 
average  length  of  any  such  wood  shall  not  exceed  six  inches, 
the  same  may  be  measured,  and  allowance  made  for  the  same 
of  double  such  deficiency.  And  the  City  Wood  Measurer  shall 
not,  by  himself  or  his  deputies,  mark  any  wood  as  having  been 
measured,  which  shall  not  be  prepared  in  compliance  with 
this  ordinance,  and  brought  to  market  on  a  vehicle  so  con- 
structed that  the  same  may  be  conveniently  measured  without 
removal. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Wood  Measurer,  by  himself  or  one  of  his  deputies, 
to  be  present  and  attend  during  some  part  of  each  ajid  every 
hour  for  wood  measuring,  of  every  day,  (Sundays  excepted,) 
at  each  of  the  places  designated  for  measuring  wood,  with  a 
suitable  standard  measure,  and  then  and  there  to  measure  and 
inspect  all  fire  wood  properly  prepared  and  brought  to  the 
said  places,  immediatel}''  on  its  arrival,  and  ascertain  the  quan- 
tity thereof  in  each  vehicle,  making  a  fair  and  reasonable 
allowance  for  loss  sustained  by  crooked  and  uneven  wood,  and 
estimating  the  cord  to  contain  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight 
cubic  feet,  and  to  mark  in  figures,  on  some  conspicuous  place 
or  places,  of  each  parcel,  the  number  of  feet  contained  therein, 
and  also,  if  required  by  the  person  bringing  the  wood,  to  give  to 
him  a  certificate  setting  forth  the  quantity  and  the  date  of  such 
measurement.  And  in  the  performance  of  the  dutj^  hereby  re- 
quired of  the  said  Measurer,  he  shall  not  remove  the  wood 
from  the  vehicle  on  which  it  may  be  brought. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Wood  Measurer,  b}^ 
himself  or  his  deput}^,  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive, 
of  the  owner  or  person  in  possession  of  the  wood  so  measured, 
a  fee  of  ten  cents  for  each  parcel  of  one  cord  or  more,  five  cents 
for  each  parcel  of  less  than  one  cord  and  not  less  than  one- 
half  of  a  cord,  and  three  cents  for  each  parcel  of  less  than  one- 
half  of  a  cord,  which  fee  shall  be  paid  before  the  wood  is 
marked,  if  required  by  the  Measurer. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  coming  in 
purview  of  this  ordinance,  be  and  are  hereby  repealed. 

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AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  sale  of  Wood  and  duty  of  Wood  Measurer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  the 
first  section  of  an  ordinance  passed  February  22,  1855,  re- 
vised and  approved  March  13,  1856,  entitled  an  ordinance 
regulating  the  sale  of  wood  and  the  duties  of  the  Wood  Meas- 
urer, be  so  amended  as  to  provide  that  any  person  violating 
the  provision  of  said  first  section  of  said  ordinance,  shall, 
for  each  oflense,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be 
fined  in  a  sum  of  not  less  than  one  dollar,  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  dollars,  with  costs  of  prosecution. 

»  Approved  April  1,  1858, 


AN  ORDINANCE  further  regulating  the  duties  of  Receiving  Officers  of  the  City. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  City  Collector, 
and  of  each  and  every  other  ofiicer  of  the  city  of  Covington, 
who,  or  whose  deputy  or  deputies,  shall  receive  money  or  scrip 
belonging  to  the  city,  whether  on  account  of  taxes,  fines,  pen- 
alties, forfeitures,  licenses,  or  from  any  other  source,  or  who  shall 
be,  by  the  ordinance  of  the  City  Council,  or  statutes  of  the 
State  of  Kentucky,  authorized  or  required  to  receive  money  or 
scrip  belonging  to  the  city,  on  or  before  the  fifth  day  of  each 
calendar  month,  to  make  a  report  in  writing,  signed  by  such 
ofiicer,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  city,  of  all  such  moneys  or  scrip 
so  received  by  him  or  his  deputies  during  the  preceding  month, 
with  a  detailed  statement  showing  the  source  from  which  each 
item  thereof  was  received,  and  whether  the  same  was  received 
in  money  or  scrip,  and  also  to  pay  over  and  deliver  to  the 
Treasurer  the  balance  of  money  and  scrip  shown  by  the  said 
report  to  be  in  the  hands  of  such  ofiicer  or  his  deputies,  be- 
longing to  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Treasurer  to  return  to  the  City  Council,  at  its  first 
regular  meeting  after  the  10th  day  of  each  successive  calendar 
month,  all  the  reports  which  shall  have  been  made  to  him  in 
obedience  to  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance,  with  a  state- 
ment in  writing  signed  by  the  Treasurer,  showing  the  amount 
received  by  him  from  each  ofiicer,  distinguishing  between 
money  and  scrip;  and  an  abstract  of  all  receipts  and  payments 
made  by  him  on  account  of  the  city,  during  the  month  next 
preceding  and  including  the  5th  day"  of  the  current  month; 
and  the  balance  in  his  hands  as  Treasurer  at  the  close  of  such 


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abstract;  and  also,  at  the  same  time,  to  report  in  writing  to 
the  Council  the  name  of  each  receiving  officer  of  the  city  who 
shall  have  failed,  since  his  last  preceding  report,  to  have  made 
the  return  required  by  the  said  first  section.  ^ 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Attorney,  at  least  once  in  each  calendar  month,  to 
examine  carefully  the  docket  of  each  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
the  city  of  Covington,  and  of  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  and  to 
ascertain  therefrom  all  fines,  forfeitures,  and  penalties  on  re- 
cognizances or  penal  bonds,  which  may  have  been  assessed  or 
recovered  in  the  Court  of  such  Justice  or  Mayor  for  use  of 
city,  during  the  month  next  preceding  such  examination;  and 
the  names  of  the  officer  or  officers  to  whose  hands  the  execu- 
tion for  such  fines,  penalties  or  forfeitures  may  have  been 
committed,  or  to  whom  the  amounts  thereof  may  have  been 
paid;  and  the  said  Attorney  shall  report  in  writing  to  the  City 
Council,  at  its  first  regular  meeting  after  the  10th  day  of  each 
calendar  month,  the  result  of  such  examination  so  made  by 
him,  showing  the  amount  of  each  fine,  penalty  or  forfeiture 
assessed  or  recovered,  and  the  name  of  the  officer  to  whose 
hands  the  execution  therefor  may  have  come,  or  to  whom  the 
amount  thereof  may  have  been  paid. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  officer  shall  fail 
or  omit  to  discharge  any  duty  required  of  him  by  the  fore- 
going sections  of  this  ordinance,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a 
sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  for 
each  and  every  such  failure,  recoverable  by  motion  before  the 
Mayor  of  the  city,  on  ten  days  previous  notice;  and  the  fine 
hereby  provided  for,  and  proceedings  under  this  ordinance, 
shall  in  no  case  relieve  such  officer  from  the  other  penalties 
incurred  or  to  be  incurred  under  the  statutes  and  ordinances 
now  in  force,  for  failing  to  account  for  and  pay  over  funds  be- 
longing to  the  city. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  reports  made  in  pur- 
suance of  this  ordinance  shall  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Ways  and  Means,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  carefully  to  examine 
the  same,  and  at  the  next  succeeding  meeting  to  return  to  the 
Council  a  list  of  all  delinquent  officers,  with  the  amount,  if 
any,  appearing  due  by  each  to  the  city,  and  to  recommend  the 
appropriate  action  in  each  case.  The  several  reports  required 
by  this  ordinance,  after  being  examined  by  the  Committee, 
shall  be  returned  to  the  Clerk,  to  be  preserved  by  him  among 
the  files  of  his  office. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  this  ordinance  shall  be 


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in  force  and  take  effect  from  and  after  the  1st  day  of  March 
next. 

Passed  February  22,  1855.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  Markets  of  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  regular  market  days  of  the  city  shall  be  every  day  in 
the  weejk  except  Sunday.  At  the  Seventh-street  Market-space 
on  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays,  and  at  the  Lower  Mar- 
ket-space on  Tuesdays,  Thursdays  and  Saturdays.  The  Satur- 
day evening  market  shall  be  alternately  at  the  two  market- 
spaces,  between  the  hours  of  six  and  nine  o'clock  P.  M.,  from 
the  1st  of  May  to  the  1st  of  October,  and  from  the  1st  of  Octo- 
ber to  the  1st  of  May,  between  the  hours  of  four  and  seven 
o'clock  P.  M. 

Sec.  2.  Market  hours  in  the  morning  shall  be  from  daylight 
until  10  o'clock,  from  the  1st  of  October  until  the  1st  of  May, 
and  from  the  1st  of  May  to  the  1st  of  October,  from  daylight 
until  9  o'clock.  And  no  person  shall'  offer  for  sale  on  the 
streets  during  market  hours  any  butcher's  meat,  poultry,  veg- 
etables, or  other  articles  of  provisions  of  the  kind  usually 
offered  for  sale  in  the  market-places;  and  no  one  shall  offer 
for  sale  such  meats,  poultrj',  vegetables  and  other  articles  of 
provisions  in  the  market-places,  at  any  other  time  than  dur- 
ing market  hours. 

Sec.  3.  No  pei'son  shall  kill,  dress,  or  prepare  for  sale,  any 
thing  in  the  markct-jjlaces,  or  put  any  dirt,  rubbish  or  filth 
therein. 

Sec.  4.  Ever^^  person  occupying  a  butcher's  stall  or  other 
stand  in  a  market-place,  shall  leave  the  same  clean  and  in  good 
order  at  the  expiration  of  the  market  hours. 

Sec.  5.  ISTo  person  shall  occupy  any  of  the  stalls  or  stands 
in  the  market-houses,  unless  he  shall  liave  first  rented  such 
stall  or  stand  from  the  Market  Master.  A  butcher's  stall  shall 
not  be  rented  for  a  less  term  than  six  months,  nor  for  less  than 
one  dollar  and  a  half  per  month,  the  rent  for  the  whole  term 
for  wdiich  it  may  be  rented  to  be  paid  to  the  Market  Master 
in  advance;  and  any  stand  other  than  a  butcher's  stall  shall 
not  be  rented  for  a  less  term  than  three  months,  nor  for  less 
than  fifty  cents  per  month,  the  rent  for  the  whole  term  for 
which  it  may  be  rented  to  be  paid  to  the  Market  Master  in 
advance,  l^o  stall  or  stand  shall  in  any  manner  be  transferred 


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by  tlie  person  renting  it,  but  as  soon  as  he  shall  have  failed  to 
use  it  in  good  faith  for  the  purposes  for  which  it  was  rented, 
for  two  consecutive  market  days,  it  shall  be  forfeited  to  the 
city,  and  the  Market  Master  shall  proceed  to  rent  it  to  some 
one  else. 

Sec.  6.  No  person  shall  fasten  any  horse  or  other  animal  to 
the  railing  or  other  parts  of  the  market-houses  or  the  fixtures 
appurtenant  thereto,  nor  drive  or  pull  any  vehicle  over  the 
floors  of  the  market-houses. 

Sec.  7.  'No  person  shall  occupy  any  part  of  the  market- 
places away  from  the  market-houses  without  the  pei^mission 
of  the  Mai'ket  Master. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Market  Master  to  pro- 
cure all  the  necessary  weights  and  measures,  and  to  take  good 
care  of  them.  He  must  have  them  examined,  tested  and 
sealed  by  the  Inspector  and  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures, 
once  in  ever}^  six  months,  and,  when  necessary,  he  shall,  by 
such  weio:hts  and  measures,  test  the  articles  offered  for  sale  in 
the  markets. 

Sec.  9.  The  Market  Master  shall  cause  the  market-houses 
to  be  kept  neat  and  clean.  He  shall  cause  wagons,  teams  and 
other  vehicles  to  so  occupy  the  market-spaces  as  best  to  suit 
the  convenience  of  the  public  and  of  buyers  and  sellers.  He 
shall  preserve  order  cbiring  market  hours.  He  shall  prevent 
and  remove  all  obstructions  and  nuisances  in  the  markets.  He- 
shall  remove  vagrants  and  disorderly  persons  from  themarket- 
. houses.  He  shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on 
Markets,  arrange  and  adjust  the  stalls  and  stands  in  the  mar- 
ket-houses when  they  may  be  vacant,  and  make  changes 
in  their  character  when  it  is  thought  proper  and  advanta- 
geous. 

Sec.  10.  The  Market  Master  shall  pay  into  the  City  Treas- 
,  ury,  on  the  first  Saturday  of  every  month,  all  the  moneys  he 
may  have  collected  as  Market  Master,  furnishing  the  Treas- 
urer with  the  names  of  the  persons  from  whom  he  received  it, 
with  the  amount  from  each  respectively:  and  he  shall  take  a 
receipt  from  the  Treasurer  every  time  lie  makes  a  payment,  a 
copy  of  which  he  shall  furnish  to  the  City  Clerk  to  be  filed  in 
his  ofiice. 

Sec.  11.  It  shall  be  the  special  duty  of  the  Market  Master 
to  report  to  the  Mayor  all  viohitions  of  the  oVdinance  regulat- 
ing the  markets  which  may  liave  been  committed,  and  the 
ua'mes  of  the  persons  conimitting  the  violation.  And  the 
jNIayor  is  authorized  to  impose  a  fine  for  any  violation  of 


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the  ordinances  governicg  the  markets,  not  to  exceed  fifty 
dolhxrs. 

Sec.  12.  Any  person  who  shall  inform  the  Mayor  of  a  y\o- 
lation  of  any  ordinance  regulating  the  markets,  committed 
by  the  Market  Master,  shall  be  entitled  to  one-half  the  fine 
that  may  be  imposed  upon  the  Market  Master  for  such  viola- 
tion. 

Sec.  13.  The  salary  of  the  Market  Master  shall  be  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dohars  a  year,  payable  quarterly,  by  order  on* 
the  Treasurer. 

Sec.  11.  The  Market  Master  shall  give  bond,  with  security 
or  securities  worth  at  least  one  thousand  five  hundred  dollars, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Council,  and  filed  in  the  Clerk's  ofiice 
of  the  city. 

Sec.  15.  That  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  buy,  or  cause 
to  be  bought,  any  article  of  provision  whatever,  or  corn,  or 
oats,  or  other  things  usually  offered  in  the  market-place,  de- 
signed for,  and  actually  going  to*  market,  before  the  same  shall 
arrive  in  market  after  entering  the  corporation,  or  after  the 
arrival  and  before  the  opening  of  the  market,  for  the  purpose 
of  exporting  or  reselling  the  same,  shall  forfeit  and  pay,  on 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  for  ever}^  such  ofiense, 
with  costs  of  suit,  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars,  one-half  to  the  use  of  the  informer,  and  one- 
half  to  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec.  16.  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons whomsoever,  to  buy  or  procure,  or  by  any  means  to  be 
bought,  any  article  of  provision,  corn,  oats,  or  any  other  thing 
usuall}^  ottered  in  the  market-places,  which  may  be  ofiered  in 
the  market-places,  or  which  may  be  offered  for  sale  in  said 
market  during  market  hours,  for  the  purpose  of  either  export- 
ing or  reselling  the  same. 

Sec.  17.  ISTor  shall  it  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
enter  into  any  contract  or  agreement  during  market  hours,  for 
the  purchase  of  any  article  of  provision,  corn,  oats,  or  any 
other  thing  brought  to  be  ofiPerecl  in  the  market,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  reselling,  exporting  or  distilling  the  same;  and  every 
person  so  ofl:ending  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  as  afore- 
said, be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars,  to  be  recovered  as  hereinbefore  provided,  and 
to  be  applied  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  18.  That  no  person  or  persons  shall,  without  the  con- 
sent of  the  Market  Master,  and  under  his  direction,  expose  for 
sale  during  market  hours  any  fresh  meat  less  than  by  the 


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quarter,  unless  the  person  or  persons  so  exposing-  the  same 
shall  have  obtained  the  use  of  a  butchers  stall,  by  renting  the 
same  of  the  Market  Master ;  and  any  person  who  shall  be 
guilty  thereof,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  offense,  to  be  recoverable  as 
aforesaid,  and  applied  as  heretofore  provided. 

Sec.  19.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  offer  for  sale, 
in  any  of  the  markets  of  the  city,  any  butter,  lard,  or  other 
articles,  purporting  to  be  one  or  more  pounds  weight,  or  shall 
employ  any  device  for  imposition  or  fraud  in  the  sale  of  any 
provisions,  and  if  the  articles  so  offered  shall  be  found  deficient 
in  weight  or  measure,  upon  being  weighed  or  measured  by  the 
Market  Master,  said  lard,  butter,  or  other  provisions,  shall  be 
forfeited  to  the  city,  and  taken  possession  of  by  the  Market 
Master,  who  shall  sell  the  same  to  the  highest  bidder  for  the 
benefit  of  the  city,  and  place  the  proceeds  thereof  in  the  City 
Treasury. 

Sec.  20.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  offer  for  sale, 
in  market,  any  putrid  or  spoiled  meats,  or  vegetables,  in  a 
decomposed  or  spoiled  condition,  upon  conviction  thereof  be- 
fore the  Mayor,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  ten. 

Sec.  21.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  con- 
flicting with  this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  April  6,  1855.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  concerning  the  selling  of  Meats. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covin gtov. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  all  regular 
butchers  who  rent  and  occupy  stalls  in  the  market-houses  of 
the  city,  or  either  of  them,  may  use  and  occupy  their  meat 
shops  after  market  hours,  every  day  in  the  week  except  Sun- 
day, for  retailing  meats,  without  obtaining  license  to  use  said 
meat  houses. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  butcher  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  not  less  than  two  dollars  and  a 
half  nor  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each  ofl'ense,  and  costs  of 
suit. 

Passed  November  24,  1853.    Revised  March  13,  1856. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  ordinance  regulating  the  Markets  of  the  City  of 

Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  fifth  section  of  an  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  to 
regulate  the  markets  of  the  city  of  Covington,  passed  April  6, 
1855,  be  so  amended  as  to  read  as  follows:  iTo  person  shall 
occupy  any  of  the  stalls  or  stands  in  any  of  the  market-houses, 
unless  he  shall  have  first  rented  such  stall  or  stand  from  the 
Market  Master,  '^o  stand  or  stall  shall  be  rented  for  a  less 
term  than  six  months,  the  rent  to  be  paid  in  advance  to  the 
Market  Master,  at  the  following  rates,  to-\vit:  For  butchers' 
stalls,  $9  for  six  months  in  each  market-house;  and  for  other 
stands  than  butchers'  stalls,  $5  for  six  months  in  each  market- 
house,  excepting  the  stands  on  the  north  and  outer  side  of 
Seventh-street  and  Lower  Market-houses,  which  may  be  rented 
for  $3  for  six  months  each.  And  the  Market  Master  shall  not 
permit  horses  and  wagons  to  stand  on  either  side  of  either  of 
the  market-houses  during  market  hours.  ISTo  stall  or  stand 
shall  in  any  name  be  transferred  by  the  person  renting  it, 
without  the  consent  of  the  Market  Master. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  provisions  of  said 
fifth  section  not  re-enacted  in  the  first  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance, be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  March  1,  18G0. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  Markets  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  regular  market  days  of  the  city  shall  be  every  day  in 
the  week  except  Sunday,  viz.:  At  Eleventh-street  Market-space 
on  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  and  at  the  Seventh-street  Market- 
space  on  Tuesdays  and  Fridays;  at  the  Low^er  Market-space 
on  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  and  at  the  Sixth-street  Mar- 
ket-space on  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  (the  same  days  as  the 
Eleventh  ;)  the  Saturday  evening  market  hours  from  4  o'clock 
P.  M.  until  9  o'clock  P.  M.;  market  hours  in  the  morning,  as 
per  section  second  of  market  ordinance  passed  April  6, 1855. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  ordained.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordi- 
nances conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed,  and  that  this  ordinance  takes  effect  from  its 
passage. 

Approved  September  17, 1863. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  for  punishing  Misdemeanors. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington^ 
That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  cut,  injure,  or  de- 
face, by  marking  or  otherwise,  public  or  private  propert}^ 
within  the  city;  and  upon  conviction  of  same,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of 
the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2.  Tliat  if  any  person  shall  drive  a  wagon,  cart,  dray 
or  any  other  vehicle,  on  any  street  or  alley  in  the  city,  or  ride 
on  horseback,  otherwise  than  in  a  walk  or  moderate  trot  or 
pace,  he  or  they,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  forfeit  and  pay 
'  not  more  than  live  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  disturb  any  law^- 
ful  assembly  or  meeting*  for  religious  worship,  or  conmiit  a 
riot  or  breach  of  the  peace  in  said  city,  shall,  upon  conviction, 
for  each  offense,  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  to  be  assessed  hj  a  jury. 

Sec.  .4.  That  no  brickmason,  stonemason,  plasterer,  or  man- 
ufacturing establishment,  shall  use  any  public  pump  or  well,  to 
procure  water  to  carry  on  their  business,  under  the  penalty  of 
two  dollars  for  every  such  off*ense. 

Sec.  5.  That  no  person  within  the  city  shall  beat  or  other- 
wise injure  any  horse  or  other  animal  in  an  immoderate,  cruel 
or  unnecessary  manner,  under  the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for 
each  off'ense  and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  6.  That  if  any  by-stander,  when  commanded  by  the 
Marshal  or  his  deputies,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  aid  him  in 
apprehending  and  conveying  to  the  Mayor's  office  or  jail  any 
offender  against  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  he  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars 
nor  less  than  three  dollars. 

Sec.  7.  That  any  person  convicted  of  any  ofiTense  under  any 
ordinance  of  this  city  now  in  force,  or  tliat  shall  hereafter  be 
passed  by  the  City  Council,  shall  pay  the  costs  of  the  prosecu- 
tion in  addition  to  the  fine  assessed. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  any  person  offending 
against  any  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  who  shall  refuse  or 
fail  to  pay  the  fines  and  forfeitures  imposed  by  the  ordinances 
of  the  city,  after  being  convicted  thereof,  shall  be  confined  in 
the  Work  House  of  said  city  until  the  labor  performed  by  him 
or  her  shall  amount  to  the  sum  equal  to  such  fine  or  forfeiture 
and  costs,  estimating  the  labo*r  at  fifty  cents  per  day. 

Sec.  9.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  deface,  cut,  or  injure  in  any  manner,  any  shade  or 


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107 


ornamental  tree  or  trees,  set  out  or  growing  upon  the  public 
square  or  sidewalks  of  the  city,  or  cut,  deface,  or  destroy  any 
boxes  inclosing  trees,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  for  every  such 
offense,  forfeit  and  pay,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  10.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  stop  upon  the  sidewalks,  streets,  alleys,  market- 
spaces  or  public  squares  in  the  city,  for  the  purpose  of  dis- 
charging urine  or  performing  other  offices  of  nature,  or  shall 
indecently  expose  their  persons,  he,  she  or  they,  upon  convic- 
tion before  the  Mayor,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than 
five  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  11.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  use  vulgar  and  obscene  language  on  the  streets, 
sidewalks,  or  market-spaces,  or  wharf,  in  the  citj^  and  shall  so 
utter  such  language  as  to  be  heard  by  persons  ordinaril}^  pass- 
ing the  streets,  alleys,  market-spaces,  etc.,  or  shall  make  vul- 
gar and  obscene  gestures  in  public  places  in  said  city,  they 
shall  forfeit  and  pay,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor,  any 
sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  and  costs,  for  such  offense. 

Sec.  12.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person  or  .persons 
making  a  disturbance  of  the  peace  and  order  of  the  city,  in  the 
day  or  night  time,  by  quarreling,  or  in  any  manner,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  shall  be  fined  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dol- 
lars and  costs. 

Sec.  13.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall 
upon  the  Sabbath-day  play,  in  the  streets  or  public  places 
within  the  city,  with  marbles,  hoops,  or  at  any  other  game,  to 
the  annoyance  of  the  citizens,  he,  she  or  they  shall  forfeit  any 
siyn  not  exceeding  two  dollars:  if  infants,  to  be  recovered  from 
their  parents  or  guardians;  if  slaves,  from,  their  masters. 

Sec.  14.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons whatever,  do,  or  shall,  at  any  time  or  times,  play  at  or 
with  cards,  dice,  or  any  other  game  or  games  of  chance,  or  by 
having  a  share  or  part  in  any  stakes,  wagers  or  adventures  in, 
or  by  betting  on  the  sides  or  hands  of  such  as  do  or  shall  play, 
whether  for  money  or  other  thing,  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Covington,  in  any  street,  alley,  common,  or  in  and  upon 
the  premises  of  any  one  in  the  said  city,  he,  she  or  they  shall 
be  fined,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor,  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  sixteen  dollars. 

Sec.  15.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  carry  any  concealed  and  unlawful  weapons,  such  as 
pistols,  knuckles,  slung-shot,  dirks,  Bowie-knives,  about  their 


108  ORDINANCES  OF  THE 

persons,  except  the  officers  of  the  law,  they  shall,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  16.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  be  found  guilty  of  shooting  with  guns,  pistols,  or 
any  species  of  fire-arms,  in  said  cit}^,  at  any  time,  they  shall  be 
fined  before  the  Mayor  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  17.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  herebj'  repealed. 

Passed  March  10,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  punishing 

Misdemeanors. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  sixteenth  section  of  the  ordinance  to  which  this  is 
an  amendment,  be  so  amended  as  to  read:  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  be  found  guilty  of  shooting  oft'  any  gun,  pis- 
tol, musket,  or  any  species  of  fire-arms,  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city,  in  the  day  or  night  time,  he,  she  or  they 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  to  exceed  ten  dollars,  with  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  au}^  person  or  per- 
sons shall  be  found  loitering  about  or  visiting  bawdy  houses 
or  houses  of  ill-fame,  within  said  city,  or  shall  be  found  drunk 
along  the  streets,  sidewalks,  or  public  squares,  or  market- 
houses  in  said  city,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum,  the  former  not  to  exceed  ten  dol- 
lars and  costs,  and  the  latter  one  dollar  and  costs. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  persons 
shall  resist  the  Marshal  or  his  deputies,  or  any  other  legally 
constituted  and  appointed  officer  having  police  powers  in 
said  citj-,  in  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  such  person 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  an}^ 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  and  not  less  than  five  dollars 
and  costs. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person  or  persons 
who  shall  willfully  or  recklessly  go  into,  and  out  of,  a  room  or 
house  where  there  is  a  case  of  small-pox,  whereby  the  same 
might  be  communicated  to  others,  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
twenty-five  dollars. 


CITY  OF  COVINGTON.  109 

Sec.  5.  All  ordinances  coming  in  conflict  with  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  June  2,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  suppress  disturbances  produced  by  Fire-works  in  the  Streets. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  hereafter  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and 
his  deputies,  the  City  Jailor,  the  Street  Commissioner  and  the 
Wharf  Master,  to  apprehend  any  person  and  all  persons  who 
may  be  found  burning  and  discharging  shooting  crackers  in 
the  improved  streets  and  alleys,  and  other  public  places  in  the 
city,  or  sporting  with  any  other  fire-works,  pistols,  or  other 
fire-arms,  in  such  parts  of  the  city;  and  after  apprehending 
such  person  or  persons,  the  said  officer  or  officers  shall  take 
him  or  them  before  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  to  be  dealt  with  as 
hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  The  Marshal  may  appoint  as  many  special  deputies 
in  the  city,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  execution 'the  fore- 
going section,  as  he  may  consider  necessar}^  but  such  appoint- 
ments must  have  the  approval  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  3.  When  any  person  shall  be  brought  before  the 
Mayor,  according  to  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance,  and 
convicted  of  any  of  the  offi^nses  therein  indicated,  the  Mayor 
may  fine  such  person  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  five  doHars 
and  the  costs  of  prosecution:  Provided,  he  shall  deem  the  per- 
son convicted  capable  of  committing  an  offense;  and  in  all 
cases  of  prosecution  under  this  ordinance,  one  dollar  shall  be 
taxe'd  in  the  costs,  to  be  paid  to  the  officer  apprehending,  and 
the  judgments  in  such  cases  may  be  collected  as  any  other 
fines  assessed  by  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  4.  Whenever  any  person  shall  be  convicted  under  this 
ordinance,  who,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Mayor,  is  incapable  of 
committing  an  oftense,  because  too  young,  such  person  shall 
be  sent  to  his  or  her  parent  or  guardian,  and  if  brought  before 
the  Mayor  afterward  for  a  like  ofiense,  and  convicted,  the 
parent  or  guardian  shall  be  fined  agreeably  to  the  provisions  of 
the  third  section  of  this  ordinance:  Provided,  such  parent  or 
guardian  shall  be  first  summoned  to  answer  to  the  charge  of 
knowingly  permitting  the  child  to  commit  the  oftense. 


Passed  December  15,  1854.    Kevised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


110  OKDINANCES  OF  THE 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent  Wagons,  Cavriages,  etc.,  from  standing  on  Streets, 

Alleys,  etc.,  in  City. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordainecLhy  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  no  person  or  persons  shall  obstruct,  or  suffer  to  remain 
in  any  street  or  alley,  any  stage,  wagon,  dray,  cart  or  other 
carriage,  finished  or  unfinished,  during  the  night  time,  or  in- 
tercept the  free  crossings  at  intersections,  or  at  any  walk  across 
any  street  or  alley,  at  any  time,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less 
than  one  nor  more  than  five  dollars,  for  any  such  offense,  upon 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Qiij  Marshal,  his  depu- 
ties, and  Street  Commissioner,  to  see  that  this  ordinance  is 
complied  with. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  4,  1856. 


ORDINANCE  to  abate  Nuisances  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  permit 
to  remain  on  their  premises  any  privy  or  other  nuisance  so  as 
to  annoy  or  be  oflensive  to  their  neighbors ;  and  wdien  such 
privy  or  other  nuisance  shall  be  permitted  to  remain,  the 
owner  or  occupant  of  the  premises  shall  abate  or  remove  the 
same,  after  being  notified  himself,  or  his  or  their  agent  noti- 
fied, by  the  Street  Commissioner;  they  shall  remove  the  same, 
and  upon  failure  to  do  so,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  fined  in 
any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor. 

Sec  2.  That  any  person  or  persons  owning  or  having  con- 
trol of  a  cellar  or  cellars  opening  on  any  of  the  public  side- 
walks or  alleys,  who  shall  sufter  the  doors  thereof  to  remain 
open  in  the  night,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and 
pay  a  fine  of  two  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  keep  a  house  of 
ill-fame  in  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  at  which  lewd  and 
obscene  acts  are  perpetrated,  or  such  a  house  as  "may  become 
a  nuisance  and  ofiensive  to  the  neighbors,  they  shall,  for  every 
twenty-four  hours,  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  twenty 
dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Ma3^or;  and  if  any  person 
shall  rent  a  house  for  such  purpose,  and  permit  to  be  used  and 


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occupied  after  he  has  been  informed  of  the  fact,  without  tak- 
ing steps  to  remove  the  occupants,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit,  on 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  4.  That  no  bitch  or  slut  shall  be  permitted  to  run  at 
large  in  any  street,  alley,  public  grounds  or  wharf,  when  rut- 
ting, under  a  penalty  of  five  dollars,  to  be  recovered  of  the 
owner  of  such  bitch  or  slut,  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  5.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  cast  or  lay,  or 
cause  to  be  cast  and  laid,  any  obstruction,  or  nuisance  what- 
ever, on  any  pavement,  or  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys,  public 
grounds,  wharves  or  landings  of  the  city,  he,  she  or  they  shall 
be  notified  by  the  Street  Commissioner  to  remove  the  same, 
and  if  not  done  in  twenty-four  hours  after  due  notice  is  given, 
upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor,  shall  pay  a  fine  not  less 
than  two  dollars  and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  hereafter  when  any  fine 
or  penalty  shall  be  assessed  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city  against 
minors  or  infants  for  violation  of  the  ordinances  of  said  city, 
and  the  same  is  not  promptly  paid  or  replevied  by  the  parent 
or  guardian  of  said  minor  or  infant,  the  Mayor  shall  forthwith 
issue  a  capias  'pro  fine  thereon,  and  direct  the  Marshal  to  take 
said  minor  or  infant  into  custody,  and  deliver  him,  her  or 
them,  over  to  the  City  Jailor,  there  to  be  kept  at  labor  until 
such  fine  shall  have  been  discharged,  at  the  rates  of  fifty  cents 
per  day. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  f  arther  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  conflicting 
with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  8,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  the  several  Ordinances  providing  for  the  abatement 
and  removal  of  Nuisances  on  the  Streets,  etc. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained,  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  driver,  owner,  or  person  having  the  charge  of  any 
cart,  dray,  wagon,  stage  or  other  vehicle,  new  or  old,  finished 
or  unfiiiished,  shall  snff'er  the  same  to  be  and  remain  in  any 
street,  lane  or  alley,  sidewalk  or  common,  within  said  city,  in 
such  situation  as  to  interrupt  the  convenient  passage  of  the 
same,  or  to  incommode  the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  build- 
ing, or  shall  stop  any  such  cart,  draj^  wagon,  stage  or  other 
vehicle,  so  as  to  interrupt  the  crossing  at  the  intersections  of 
any  street,  lane  or  alley,  and  shall  not  immediately  remove 


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the  same  on  request  being  made,  or  shall  be  absent  from  sach 
cart,  dray,  wagon,  stage  or  other  vehicle,  if  a  horse  or  other 
beast  shall  be  attached  thereto,  so  that  such  request  can  not  be 
made,  any  person  so  offending,  for  the  first  offense  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  any  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars,  with  costs  of 
prosecution:  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be 
so  construed  as  to  interfere  with  market  wagons,  on  market 
days  and  evenings  previous  thereto,  while  attending  markets; 
but  persons  so  attending  markets  shall  not  be  permitted,  under 
this  provision,  to  place  their  carts,  wagons,  or  other  vehicles, 
in  any  street,  lane,  alley,  or  common,  within  the  city,  except 
in  places  assigned  by  the  Market  Master. 

8ec.  2.  That  if  any  person  shall  keep,  and  permit  to  re- 
main, on  or  over  any  sidewalk  in  said  city,  any  carriage,  cart, 
sleigh,  wagon,  or  other  vehicle,  or  any  animal,  or  any  coal, 
wood,  merchandise,  or  other  substance,  so  as  to  prevent  or 
obstruct  the  convenient  passage  of  persons  along  such  side- 
walks, every  person  so  ofiending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dol- 
lars with  the  costs  of  suit,  for  the  first  ofiense,  and  for  an 
oftense  after  a  previous  conviction,  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
fifty  dollars  nor  less  than  twenty  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  (except  persons  at- 
tending markets  and  complying  with  the  market  ordinances,) 
shall  keep,  or  permit  to  remain,  any  box,  barrel,  hogshead, 
crate,  iron,  coal,  wood,  dirt,  rubbish,  brick,  stone,  or  other 
movable  articles  or  substance,  on  or  over  any  street,  lane, 
alley,  sidewalk,  market-space,  public  ground,  public  landing 
or  common,  in  said  city,  longer  than  a  reasonable  time  in  the 
loading,  unloading  or  removing  of  the  same,  every  person  so 
ofiending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Slay  or,  be  ♦ 
fined  in  an}^  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit, 
for  the  first  ofiense,  and  for  an  offense  after  conviction,  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  nor  less  than  twenty  dollars, 
with  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person  erecting  any  new  building  or  repair- 
ing an  old  one  may,  by  a  permit  in  writing,  obtained  from  the 
Street  Commissioner,  place  building  material  on  part  of  the 
sidewalk,  and  on  the  street  between  the  curbstone  and  the 
middle  of  the  street,  but  not  in  such  manner  as  to  prevent 
persons  from  passing  along  the  sidewalk,  nor  in  such  manner 
as  to  cover  the  gutter,  or  prevent  the  water  from  flowing 
freely  in  the  same;  and  this  privilege  shall  not  be  allowed  in 
narrow  streets,  lanes  or  alleys,  whereby  the  passage  of  wagons 


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and  carriages  wonlcl  be  prevented.  Such  building  material 
shall  not  in  any  case  be  deposited  nnore  than  thirteen  feet 
from  the  curbstone  toward  the  middle  of  the  street,  or  in  any 
case  farther  from  the  curbstone  than  the  middle  of  the  street. 
The  permit  of  the  Street  Commissioner  shall  specify  the 
ground  to  be  occupied,  and  shall  not  extend  more  than  four 
months  without  a  renewal  from  time  to  time,  and  any  one  re- 
newal shall  not  be  more  than  two  months:  Provided,  that  no 
person  having  the  privilege  herein  granted,  shall,  on  any 
street  or  public  ground,  work  on  or  prepare  any  wood, 
stone,  iron  or  other  material,  which  might  be  prepared  else- 
where for  such  building,  or  permit  the  same  to  be  done. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  Street  Commissioner  is  hereby  given  juris- 
diction, concurrent  with  the  City  Marslial,  to  arrest,  with  or 
without  warrant,  all  persons  who  may  be  guilty  of  a  violation 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  to  do  any  other 
act  in  the  premises  which  might  be  lawfully  done  by  the  City 
Marshal,  and  for  all  such  services  he  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
same  fees,  to  be  taxed  in  the  suit,  to  which  the  City  Mar- 
shal, by  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  the  city,  is  entitled  for 
like  services. 

Sec.  6.  jN'o  notice,  except  herein  expressly  provided,  shall 
be  required  to  be  given  to  any  person  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  any  thing  in  any  ordinance  heretofore 
passed  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding;  and  all  ordinances 
and  parts  of  ordinances,  contrary  to  tlie  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  November  12,  1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  protection  of  Sidewalks,  Curbing,  etc. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  hereafter  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  willfully,  mali- 
ciously or  carelessly  injure  or  destroy  any  curbing  or  pave- 
ments, in  the  streets,  public  scpiares  or  market-spaces,  by  any 
means  whatsoever,  he,  she  or  they,  so  oftending,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  any  sum  not 
exceeding  ten  dollars,  with  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  willfully  or  carelessly  ride  -on  or  drive  any  wheel 
carriage  or  other  vehicle,  or  haul  any  articles,  across  any  curb 
or  sidewalk,  or  public  places,  in  said  city,  he,  she  or  they  shall, 
for  every  such  offense,  forfeit  and  pay,  on  conviction  thereof 
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before  the  Mayor,  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  and 
costs:  Provided,  that  when  it-may  be  necessary  to  cross  a  curb 
or  pavement,  the  party  so  crossing  shall  first  so  guard  and 
protect  said  curb  and  sidewalk  as  that  no  injury  or  damage 
can  possibly  accrue  at  said  point  of  crossing. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  when  any  public  im- 
provements are  progressing  or  unfinished,  if  any  person  or 
persons  shall  drive  or  ride  over  the  same,  or  in  any  manner 
injure  or  disturb  the  same,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars  and  costs. 

Approved  December  5,  1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  protection  of  the  City  Burying  Ground. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  no  person  shall  mutilate,  break,  or  injure,  any  of  the 
shrubbery  or  trees  in  the  Burying  Ground  west  of  and  adja- 
cent to  Crais:- street,  between  Fifth  and  Breman-streets,  in  this 
city;  nor  shall  any  person  break  down  or  remove  any  of  the 
fence  around  said  burying  gronnd,  nor  remove,  disfigure, 
break,  or  disr)lace,  any  of  the  head  or  foot  stones  In  said 
ground;  nor  shall  any  person  turn  into  said  ground  any  hogs, 
cattle,  horses,  or  other  domestic  animals. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person  guilty  of 
violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  first  section  of  this 
ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  for- 
feit and  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than 
fifty  dollars,  for  each  ofiense,  and  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Marshal  and  his  deputies  to  diligently  enforce  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Approved  July  27,  1859. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  protec- 
tion of  Public  Property,  Wells,  etc.,  passed  and  approved  February  23,  1837. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  bring  within  the  limits 
of  the  Public  Square  of  this  city,  any  horse,  mare,  or  mule, 
or  any  other  description  of  stock  whatsoever,  or  hitch  or  pas- 
ture any  horses,  or  mares,  or  other  stock,  within  the  fence  or 


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inclosiire  of  said  Public  Square,  or  the  trees  i^rowing*  or  stand- 
ing on  the  sidewalks  adjacent  thereto,  on  Third  or  Greenup- 
streets,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  these  provisions 
of  the  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  two  dollars,  and 
costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  an}^  person  or  per- 
sons shall  willfully  deface  any  of  the  public  property  of  this 
city,  or  mark  or  cut  the  same,  or  shall  wound  or  cut  any 
shade  or  ornamental  tree  or  trees  set  out  or  growing  upon  the 
Public  Square,  or  any  of  the  streets  of  said  city,  or  any  boxes 
inclosing  trees,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  for  every  such  offense, 
upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Maj'or,  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  the  sum  of  ten  dollars,  and  costs  of  suit. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent,  taking  of  Stone,  Gravel  and  Earth  from  the  Public 
Common  on  the  Ohio  River. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coiincil  of  Covington^ 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  dig 
up,  quarry,  take  or  carry  away  any  stone,  earth,  gravel,  in  or 
upon  the  public  common,  or  in  or  upon  the  belt  of  ground 
between  Front-street  and  the  Ohio  river  to  low  water  mark, 
in  front  of  the  city  of  Covington,  without  first  obtaining  the 
consent  of  the  said  Council,  whether  for  pubHc  or  private  use. 

Sec.  2.  And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  hereafter  dig 
up,  quarry,  take  or  carry  away  any  stone,  earth  or  gravel, 
without  first  obtaining  consent  as  herein  provided,  he,  she  or 
they  thus  offending  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  twenty  dollars  for  each  offense,  with  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  take  any  stone, 
earth  or  gravel  from  any  street,  alley,  market-space,  or  any  of 
the  public  grounds  and  highways  within  the  city,  they  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and 
his  deputies,  and  Street  Commissioner,  to  see  that  the  provi- 
sions of  this  ordinance  are  complied  with. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  and  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are- hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  4,  1856. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  protect  the  Lamp-posts  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  unLawfully,  by  any  means 
whatever,  injure  or  destroy  any  public  gas  lamp-post,  now 
erected  or  hereafter  to  be  erected,  on  the  streets,  or  alleys,  or 
market-spaces  in  said  city,  or  any  pipes,  glass,  or  other  fixtures, 
lamps,  or  burners  connected  with  said  kmp-posts,  or  shall  let 
on  the  gas  or  extinguish  the  light,  not  being  authorized  so  to 
do,  or  shall  unscrew  or  remove  the  burners,  every  such  person 
or  persons,  his  or  their  aiders  and  abettors,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  to  take  effect  from  and  after  the 
passage  thereof. 

Passed  December  22,  1853.    Revised  and  approved  March  10,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  protect  Linden  Grove  Cemetery. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  -  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sexton  of  the  Linden  Grove 
Cemetery  to  report  to  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Covington  the 
name  or  names  of  all  persons  who  shall  be  guilty  of  unbecom- 
ing conduct  in  said  Cemetery,  by  boisterous  talking  and  bad 
language,  or  by  defacing  grounds,  trees,  or  any  thing  therein, 
and  any  one  who  shall  be  convicted  of  such  conduct,  shall  be 
fined  by  the  Mayor  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for 
every  such  offense. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  the  Sexton  does  not  know  the  names  of 
those  off'ending  agreeably  to  the  provision  of  the  foregoing 
section  of  this  ordinance,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  arrest  such 
person  or  persons,  and  take  them  before  the  Mayor  to  answer 
for  the  offense. 

Sec.  3.  When  the  Sexton  shall  report  the  name  of  any  one 
to  the  Mayor,  agreeably  to  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance, 
it  will  be  his  duty  to  cause  such  person  to  be  brought  before 
him  to  answer  the  charge  made  against  him. 

Sec.  4.  The  Sexton  shall  be  allowed  the  sum  of  twenty-five 
cents  for  reporting  the  name  of  a  person  to  the  Mayor  accord- 
ing to  this  ordinance,  and  one  dollar  for  every  arrest  he  may 
make,  and  these  fees  shall  be  taxed  against  the  party  in  each 
ease  of  conviction. 


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Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  20,  1852.    Revised  and  approved  April  10,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  concerning  the  Public  Cisterns  of  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawfal  for  any  person  or  persons  to  draw 
water  oat  of  the  public  cisterns  for  any  other  purpose  than  for 
the  extinguishment  of  fires  occurring  in  said  city. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  violate  this  ordinance,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  this  ordinance  shall 
take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  1st  day  of 
July,  1856. 

Passed  June  26.  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prohibit  persons  from  loitering  about  the  Jail  and  Poor 

House,  etc. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  tJie  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  not  con- 
nected with  the  same,  to  be  seen  loitering  or  standing  about 
the  Jail  doors  or  windows,  or  climbing  up  to  the  same  and 
conversing  with  the  prisoners,  under  a  penalty,  upon  convic- 
tion before  the  Mayor,  of  five  dollars  for  each  oftense,  and 
costs. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  or  persons  to  furnish  prisoners  confined  in  the  Jail 
or  Work  House,  or  paupers  in  the  Poor  House,  with  any  spirit- 
uous liquors,  wine,  ale,  beer,  porter,  or  any  intoxicating  bev- 
erage, under  a  penalty,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor,  of 
not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  and  costs  of 
prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  That  if  any  persons  shall  furnish  or  ofler  facilities 
to  prisoners  confined  in  the  Jail  or  Work  House  to  make  their 
escape,  they  shall  be  fined^  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  twenty-five 
dollars,  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Passed  August  21,  1856. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  Measurement  of  Stone-coal  and  Coke  in  the  City 

of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  selling  stone-coal  and 
coke  in  this  city  at  retail,  to  have  their  carts  and  vehicles 
used  for  deliverino^  the  same,  measured  and  tested,  ahd  every 
vehicle  so  used  shall  contain  twenty-five  bushels  level  measure, 
to  be  ascertained  by  the  standard  of  two  thousand  six  hundred 
and  eio:hty-eight  cubic  inches  of  good  merchantable  coal  to 
the  bushel. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  and  Sealer 
of  Weights  and  Measures  to  examine  all  the  carts  and  vehicles 
used  in  retailing  stone-coal  and  coke,  and  in  all  cases  where  it 
is  ascertained  that  the  cart  or  vehicle  has  the  capacity  pre- 
scribed by  the  preceding  section,  the  Inspector  and  Sealer  shall 
,  seal  the  same  by  branding  or  stamping,  in  some  conspicuous 
place  on  the  cart  or  vehicle,  the  words  and  figures,  "25 
bushels,"  and  the  date  of  the  sealing,  and  the  number  of  the 
vehicle,  reckoning  from  the  first  which  shall  have  been  sealed 
under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  The  Inspector  and  Sealer  shall  keep  a  record  of  the 
carts  and  vehicles  sealed  by  him,  the  time  of  sealing,  the  num- 
bers of  the  vehicles,  and  tlie  names  of  the  persons  for  whom 
the  sealing  is  done  in  all  cases,  and  at  the  end  of  every  month 
shall  return  a  copy  of  such  record  to  the  Mayor  of  the  city, 
who  shall  file  the  same  in  his  ofhce. 

Sec.  4.  In  each  case  the  Inspector  and  Sealer  may  cliarge 
and  receive,  as  compensation  for  sealing  a  cart  or  vehicle,  tliQ 
sum  of  fifty  cents,  to  be  paid  by  the  person  for  whom  the 
sealing  is  clone. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  who  shall  be  found  guilty  of  using  a 
cart  or  vehicle,  in  the  selling  of  stone-coal  or  coke  in  this  city, 
which  has  not  been  sealed  agreeably  to  this  ordinance,  on  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Mayor,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  for  every  time  the  cart  or  vehicle 
is  used;  and  whenever  any  person  shall  be  convicted  before 
the  Mayor  for  using  a  cart  or  vehicle,  in  selling  stone-coal  or 
coke,  which  has  not  been  examined  and  sealed  within  six 
months  next  preceding  the  using  it,  such  person  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  for  ever}^  such 
offense. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Weigher  shall  execute  the  business  im- 
posed upon  the  Inspector  and  Sealer  by  this  ordinance,  until 


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such  time  as  there  shall  be  an  Inspector  and  Sealer  qualified 
aecordino-  to  ordinance. 

Passed  December  15,  1854.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  185G. 


AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  a  general  system  of  Wharfage,  and  prescribing 
the  duties  of  the  Wharf  Master,  etc.,  etc. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  shores  of  the  Ohio  and  Licking  rivers,  frontino:  the 
northern  and  eastern  boundaries  of  the  city,  of  Covington, 
extending  from  Fourth  street  on  the  Licking  river  to  Main 
street  on  the  Ohio  river,  together  with  the  termination  of  all 
the  streets  and  alleys  running  to  either  of  said  rivers  within 
the  corporate  limits  ()f  said  city,  shall  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  declared  to  be  public  landings  within  the  meaning  of 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  fitrther  ordained,  That  from  and  jifter  the  pas- 
sage of  this  ordinance,  all  boats,  rafts,  or  crafts  of  any  descrip-' 
tion,  landing,  anchoring,  or  occupying  any  part  of  said  public 
landing,  from  the  west  side  of  Scott  street  to  the  east  side  of 
Shelby  street,  and  likewise  the  foot  or  termination  of  Main 
street,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided,  shall  be  subject  to 
the  following  rates  or  charges  of  wliarfage,  viz.:  Each  and 
every  steamboat  which  shall  land  at  the  public  landing  of 
this  city,  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  or  receiving  freiglit, 
shall  be  cliarged  for  so  landing  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five 
cents  for  twenty-five  hundred  pounds  of  freight  or  less,  and 
one  cent  per  hundred  for  any  quantity  of  freight  over  twenty- 
five  hundred  pounds  and  not  exceeding  fifteen  thousand 
pounds;  and  when  the  amount  of  freight  discharged  and  re- 
ceived shall  exceed  fifteen  thousand  pounds,  or  when  any  boat 
shall  occupy  said  landing  more  than  two  hours,  then  the  rates 
shall  remain  the  same  as  herein  otherwise  provided.  And 
each  and  every  steamboat  which  shall  land,  as  aforesaid,  for 
the  purpose  of  discharging  or  receiviiig  freight  that  can  not 
be  estimated  by  weiglit,  shall  be  cliarged  at  the  rate  of  fifteen 
cents  per  dray  load  for  any  quantity  of  freiglit  not  exceeding 
tAvelve  dray  loads,  quantity  to  be  estimated  by  the  AVharf 
Master;  and  when  the  amount  of  freiglit  discharged  and  re- 
ceived shall  exceed  twelve  dray  loads,  or  when  any  boat  shall 
occupy  said  landing  more  tlian  two  hours,  then  the  rates  shall 
remain  the  same  as  herein  otherwise  provided.  And  eacli 
and  every  steamboat  whicli  shall  land,  as  aforesaid,  for  the 


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purpose  of  putting  off  or  taking  ou  live  stock,  shall  be 
charged  five  cents  per  head  for  each  and  every  head  of  horses, 
mules,  cattle,  and  such  like,  not  exceeding  twenty  head;  and 
at  the  rate  of  one  cent  per  head  for  each  and  every  head  of 
sheep,  hogs,  and  such  like,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  head; 
and  when  the  number  of  horses,  mules,  cattle,  etc.,  shall  ex- 
ceed twenty  head,  or  the  number  of  sheep,  hogs,  etc.,  shall 
exceed  one  hundred  head,  or  when  any  boat  shall  occupy  said 
landing  more  than  two  hours,  then  the  rates  shall  remain  the 
same  as  herein  otherwise  provided.  And  each  and  every 
steamboat  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  tuns  burden,  shall 
be  charged  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  for  each  day 
or  part  thereof,  after  landing,  anchoring,  or  occupying  as 
aforesaid,  during  the  stay  of  such  boat  at  said  anchorage  or 
landing.  And  each  and  every  steamboat  of  more  than  one 
hundred  tuns  burden,  and  not  more  than  two  hundred  tuns, 
shall  pay  two  dollars  for  each  day  or  part  thereof,  during  the 
stay  of  such  boat  at  said  anchorage  or  landing.  And  each 
and  every  steamboat  of  more  than  two  hundred  tuns  bur- 
den, shall  pay  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  for  each,  day  or  part 
thereof^  during  the  stay  of  such  boat  at  said  anchorage  or 
landing. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  steam  ferry-boats 
of  Kennedy's  and  others,  running  between  this  city  and  Cin- 
cinnati, shall  pay  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  day  for  each 
boat,  for  the  use  and  occupanc}^  of  such  part  of  the  landing 
as  the  City  Council  has  by  ordinance  designated,  or  may  from 
time  to  time  designate,  as  a  ferry  landing,  payable  to  the 
proper  officer  on  demand;  and  in  no  case  shall  said  ferr^^-boats 
land  at  and  occui)y  an}"  other  improved  part  of  said  public 
landing,  except  upon  the  payment  of  the  same  rates  of  wharf- 
age as  other  steamboats  of  equal  tonnage  are  charged;  but  if 
it  shall  at  any  time  occur  that  the  water,  at  the  point  assigned 
for  the  upper  ferry  landing,  shall  be  insufficient,  the  ferry 
landing  may  be  removed  temporarily  to  some  other  place 
where  the  water  is •  sufficient,  but  shall  not  occupy  the  place 
assigned  to  the  wharf-boat  of  Tureman  &  Co.,  when  there  is  at 
any  other  point  on  the  public  landing,  between  the  said  wharf- 
boat  landing  on  the  east  side  of  the  foot  of  Garrard  street, 
sufficient  water  for  said  landing;  and  in  all  cases  the  ferry- 
boats shall  return  to  the  place  assigned  for  the  ferry  landing 
whenever  the  water  shall  be  sufficient  at  the  point. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  any  fenw-boat,  or  line  of 
ferry-boats,  landing  at  and  occupying  the  foot  of  Main  street, 


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shall  be  charo:ed  one  dollar  per  day  for  eacli  boat,  payable  to 
the  proper  officer  on  demand. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  foregoing  rates  of 
wharfage  shall  be  charged  and  collected  from  each  and  every 
steamboat,  according  to  the  ship  carpenter's  measurement  of 
such  boat. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  and  every  coal- 
boat,  Orleans  boat,  salt-boat,  keel-boat,  barge,  or  flat-boat,  of 
any  description,  landing  at  or  occupying  said  wharf,  as  afore- 
said, shall  pay  the  snm  of  two  dollars  per  day  or  part  thereof, 
Sundays  excepted:  Provided,,  that  boats  or  crafts  of  the  class 
mentioned  in  this  section,  not  exceeding  seventy-five  feet  in 
length,  shall  not  be  charged  more  than  one  dollar  for  each  day 
or  part  thereof. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  each  and  every  raft  of 
lumber  or  timber,  of  eighty  feet  in  length  or  less,  landing  at 
or  occupying  said  wharf,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  charged  two 
dollars  for  each  day  or  part  thereof,  and  in  the  same  propor- 
tion for  any  number  of  feet  exceeding  eighty  feet. 

Sec.  8.  JBe  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Wharf  Master  to  take  notice  of  all  boats,  rafts,  or  prop- 
erty, which  may  land  or  anchor  at,  or  occupy  any  part  of  said 
public  landings  as  aforesaid,  and  demand  from  the  person 
commanding,  having  charge  of,  or  owning  the  same,  the 
amount  of  wharfage  which  such  boat,  raft,  or  property,  may 
be  hable  to  pay  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  for  the 
time  which  such  person  commanding,  having  charge  of,  or 
owning  as  aforesaid,  may  intend  said  boat,  raft,  or  property, 
to  remain  at  or  -occupy  said  landing,  and  to  receipt  for  the 
same.  And  .if  an}^  boat,  raft,  or  property,  shall  remain  for  a 
longer  period  of  time,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Wharf 
Master  to  make  further  demand,  and  upon  further  payment 
being  made,  to  receipt  for  the  same  as  aforesaid;  and  from 
time  to  time  repeat  the  same,  till  the  departure  or  removal  of 
said  boats,  rafts,  or  property. 

Sec.  9.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  persons 
commanding,  having  charge  of,  or  owning  any  such  boat,  raft, 
or  property,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  make  payment  of  wharf- 
age as  aforesaid,  on  demand  being  made  as  aforesaid,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Wharf  Master  immediately  to  give  inform- 
ation thereof  to  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  whose  duty  it  shall  be 
to  issue  a  warrant  or  jjrocess  against  such  person  or  persons 
so  refusing  or  neglecting  to  pay  as  aforesaid,  and  to  have  him 
or  them  brought  before  the  said  Mayor  to  answer  said  charge. 


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and  upon  proof  that  such  person  or  persons  had  refused  or 
neglected  to  make  payment  as  aforesaid,  he  shall  assess  a  line 
of  at  least  twice  tlie  amount  chargeable  to  such  person  or  per- 
sons as  aforesaid,  for  wharfVige  for  twenty-four  hours  or  part 
thereof,  together  with  cost  of  suit.  And  on  like  information 
from  day  to  day,  like  proceeding  shall  be  had  against  any  per- 
son or  persons  commanding,  having  charge  of,  or  owning  as 
aforesaid,  and  who  shall  continue  from  day  to  day  to  neglect 
or  refuse  to  make  payments  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  10.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  the  Wharf  Master  shall 
have  power,  and  it  is  hereby  made  his  duty,  to  cause  all  steam- 
boats, and  other  boats  or  rafts,  to  move  or  unship  oars,  and 
lay  in  such  a  manner  at  any  point  of  the  said  public  landings, 
as  in  his  discretion  he  shall  deem  best  calculated  for  the  con- 
venience of  all  the  crafts  laying  at  and  occupying  any  of  said 
landings;  and  he  may  at  his  discretion  order  off,  or  cause  to 
be  removed,  all  skiffs,  canoes,  rafts,  etc.,  for  the  convenience 
of  such  boats,  rafts,  etc.,  as  may  be  entitled  to  the  use  and 
occupancy  of  said  landing;  and  all  freight  landed  shall  be 
deposited  not  less  than  forty  feet  from  tlie  water's  edge,  and 
under  the  direction  of  the  Wharf  Master.  And  for  the  pur- 
pose of  suppressing  all  riots,  disturbances  and  disorderly  con- 
duct, the  Wharf  Master  shall  be  and  he  is  hereby  vested  with 
the  power  and  authority  of  a  pohce  officer  of  said  city.  And 
the  said  Wharf  Master  shall  receive  a  compensation  for  his 
services  of  ten  per  cent,  from  all  moneys  collected  by  him  for 
wharfage. 

.  Sec.  11.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  anj  person  or  per- 
sons shall  resist,  or  in  any  wise  aid  or  abet  in  resisting,  the 
Wharf  Master,  while  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  as  such,  he 
or  they,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  with  costs  of 
suit. 

Sec.  12.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  Wharf  Master  to  remove  or  cause  to  be  removed  all  prop- 
erty or  incumbrance  that  shall  have  remained  upon  any  of  the 
public  landings  of  this  city  for  the  space  of  forty-eight  hours, 
at  the  expense  of  the  owners  thereof,  or  of  the  persons  placing 
the  same  thereon ;  and;  if  necessary,  to  report  the  same  to  tlie 
Mayor,  who  shall  issue  a  process  against  the  party  or  parties 
in  default,  and  they  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  forfeitures 
and  penalties  as  prescribed  in  the  ninth  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance: Provided,  however,  the  Wharf  Master  may  have  dis- 
cretionary power  to  permit  property  to  remain  for  a  longer 


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time  on  the  wharf,  upon  the  owner  or  owners  paying  the 
same  rates  as  rafts  or  coal-boats  are  charged,  to  be  estimated 
by  the  amount  of  feet  front  occupied  by  such  property. 

"^Sec.  13.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Wharf  Master  to  keep  a  regular  book  of  accounts,  in 
which  shall  be  entered  the  names  of  all  persons  from  whom 
he  shall  have  received  wharfage,  with  the  dates  of  the  receipts 
and  the  amount  received.  The  said  Wharf  Master  shall,  at 
least  once  in  each  and  every  week,  pay  over  to  the  Treasurer 
all  moneys  which  have  been  collected  by  him  for  wharfage, 
(less  his  commission,)  and  take  said  Treasurer's  receipt  there- 
for. And  he  shall,  on  or  before  the  fifth  day  of  each  calendar 
month,  make  to  the  City  Treasurer  a  full  report  of  the 
amounts  collected  from  each  and  every  person,  with  the  date 
thereof,  as  required  of  other  accounting  officers  by  the  ordi- 
nance entitled  "An  ordinance  further  regulating  the  duties  of 
receiving  officers  of  the  city,  passed  February  22,  1855."  And 
before  the  said  Wharf  Master  shall  enter  upon  the  duties  of 
his  office,  he  shall  take  an  oath  or  affirmation  faithfully  and 
impartially  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  shall, 
moreover,  enter  into  a  bond  for  five  hundred  dollars,  with 
good  and  sufficient  securities,  to  be  approved  by  the  Council, 
conditioned  to  pay  all  money  collected  by  him  as  Wharf 
Master  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  faithfully  and  impartially 
to  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office,  as  required,  by  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  14.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Wharf  Master  may 
appoint  one  or  more  deputies,  to  be  confirmed  by  the  City 
Council,  who  shall  have  the  same  authority,  and  be  vestM 
with  the  same  powers,  for  all  purposes,  as  the  Wharf  Master 
himself. 

Sec.  15.  Be  it  further' ordained,  That  the  Wharf  Master  may 
receive  orders  on  the  Treasury  of  the  city  of  Covington  of 
persons  offering  the  same  in  payment  of  wharfage,  but  he 
shall  in  no  wise  purchase  or  buy  such  orders,  or  any  obliga- 
tion against  the  city,  with  money  that  may  come  into  his 
hands  for  wharfage,  but  shall  pa}^  the  same  as  received  to  the 
Treasurer  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  16.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  lessees  of  the  city, 
for  the  time  being,  shall  be  authorized  and  empowered  to 
demand  and  receive  wharfage  for  all  steamboats,  keel-boats, 
flat-boats,  or  other  crafts,  landing  at  the  wharf-boat  to  be 
established  b}^  them  under  the  lease  granted  by  the  City 
Council,  and  so  much  of  said  wharf  or  public  landing  as  is 


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comprised  in  said  lease,  is  hereby  exempted  from  the  control 
and  superintendence  of  the  Wharf  Master. 

Sec.  17.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  hereafter  all  flat-boat^, 
rafts,  or  other  crafts,  anchoring  in  the  Ohio  river,  and  using 
any  part  of  the  river  front  set  apart  as  a  wharf  in  loading  and 
unloading  such  boats,  rafts  or  crafts,  by  loading  wagons  at 
such  boiits,  rafts  or  crafts,  or  hauling  over  said  wharf,  shall  be 
subject  to  the  payment  of  the  rates  of  wharfage  set  forth  in 
the  ordinance  establishing  wharf  and  lixing  the  rates  of 
wharfage. 

Sec.  18.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of 
ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  July  13,  1855.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  the  Wharf  Ordinance  of  July  13,  1855. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  sixteenth  section  of  an  ordinance  establishing  a 
system  of  wharfage,  passed  July  13,  1855,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  and  every  wharf- 
boat  occupying  one  hundred  feet  of  the  wdiarf,  or  less,  shall 
be  charged  the  sum  of  one  dollar  for  every  twenty-four  hours 
it  may  occupy  the  wharf,  to  be  collected  as  other  wharfage  is 
collected,  according  to  said  ordinance  of  1855;  and  every 
wdiarf-boat  occupying  more  than  one  hundred  feet  of  the 
wharf,  shall,  in  like  manner,  be  charged  two  dollars  for  every 
twenty-four  hours  it  may  occupy  the  wharf;  and  the  proprie- 
tors of  said  wharf-boat  shall  have  the  privilege  of  charging 
wharfage  upon  boats  that  may  land  at  such  boats.  The 
charge  shall  not  exceed  the  rates  prescribed  in  the  second 
section  of  the  ordinance  of  1855,  and  no  wharf-boat  shall  be 
located  within  two  hundred  feet  of  any  alreadj'  located. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  City  Council  hereby 
retain  the  power  to  alter,  amend,  or  repeal  this  ordinance  at 
pleasure,  and  that  this  ordinance  takes  eflect  from  its  passage. 

Approved  August  13,  1860. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  the  AVharf  Ordinance  of  1860. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  section 
two  of  said  ordinance  be  so  amended  as  to  read:  "One  hun- 


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drecl  feet  space  between  wharf-boats,"  instead  of  "two  hun- 
dred feet." 

Approved  September  6,  18G0. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Salary  of  the  Engineer 
of  the  Fire  Department. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covinyton, 
That  the  Engineer  of  the  Fire  Department  be  and  is  hereby 
invested  with  the  power  and  authority  of  a  police  officer,  to 
be  exercised  by  him  during  fire  alarms,  and  in  going  to  and 
from  fires. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Engineer  to  attend 
promptly  at  every  alarm  of  fire,  to  superintend,  direct  and 
control  the  fire  companies,  prescribe  the  position  and  regulate 
the  action  of  the  several  companies  while  engaged  at  fires, 
arrest  and  take  before  the  proper  officers  all  disorderly  per- 
sons, and  all  persons  interfering  with  the  fire  companies  in 
discharge  of  their  duties. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Engineer  to  ascer- 
tain, and  report  to  the  Council  during  each  month,  the  condi- 
tion and  situation  of  the  public  cisterns,  and  the  conductors 
and  feeders  thereof,  and  also  the  condition  and  situation  of 
the  fire-engines,  hose,  and  other  property  connected  with  the 
Fire  Department,  belonging  to  the  city,  and  suggest,  from  time 
to  time,  such  alterations,  improvements,  repairs  and  additions 
as  may  seem  necessary;  and  should  the  cisterns,  feeders,  hose, 
or  other  property,  require  it,  in  the  interval  between  such 
reports,  to  cause  such  repairs- to  be  made  as  may  be  necessary 
to  keep  the  same  available  in  time  of  fire. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Engineer  to  report 
monthly  to  the  City  Council  the  number,  efficiency  and  char- 
acter of  the  several  fire  companies  in  the  city,  suggesting  such 
alterations,  improvements,  or  additions,  as  may  be  deemed 
advisable. 

ISec.  5.  That  the  said  Engineer  shall  receive  a  compensation 
of  fifty  dollars  per  annum  for  his  services,  payable  quarterly. 

Passed  April  6,  1855.    Revised  and  approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  creating  the  office  of  Fire  Warden. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  there  shall  be  elected  annually,  by  the  City  Council, 


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four  Fire  Wardens  in  eacli  ward,  and  in  case  of  vacancies, 
shall  be  filled  as  aforesaid,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  attend  all 
fires  that  may  occur  in  said  city,  who  shall  give  direction,  and 
compel  any  person  that  may  be  at  fires  to  assist  in  any  way  to 
save  property  or  extinguish  fires,  (except  fire  companies,)  and 
it  shall  be  their  duty,  in  case  such  persons  refuse  to  assist  at 
fires,  or  comply  with  the  requisitions  of  said  Wardens,  the}^ 
shall  be  reported  to  the  Mayor,  and,  upon  conviction,  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dolkirs  and  costs. 

Beg.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained^  That  it  shall  be  their  duty  to 
examine,  in  their  respective  wards,  all  chirfineys,  flues,  fur- 
naces, stoves  and  stove-pipes,  for  the  purpose  of  better  secur- 
ing property  from  fires  in  said  city';  and  it  shall  also  be  their 
duty,  when  information  is  given  of  any  chimne}^,  stove  or 
stove-pipe  being  in  a  dangerous  condition,  to  go  inmiediately 
to  the  place,  and  if  they  find  such  information  true,  they  shall 
immediately  give  the  owner  or  owners  notice  to  make  the 
same  safe,  and  if  it  is  not  done  in  twenty-four  hours  after 
such  notice,  he,  she  or  they  shall,  upon  conviction,  pay,  for 
every  twenty-four  hours  such  danger  is  sufiered  .to  remain,  the 
sum  of  five  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  fines  and  penalties 
incurred  by  any  firemen  or  any  member  of  a  hose  company, 
by  violating,  or  for  the  non-observance  of  the  by-laws,  rules 
and  regulations  of  any  of  the  fire  or  hose  companies,  may  be 
secured  by  prosecution  before  the  Mayor;  and  all  fines  and 
forfeitures  so  collected,  shall  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said 
company  so  complaining,  in  which  the  forfeit  was  made,  which 
shall  be  applied  for  the  benefit  of  the  company. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  17,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing   the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Salary  of  the  City 

Marshal. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  City  Marshal  shall  be  Chief  of  the  Police,  and,  if 
recpiired  by  the  Council,  shall  have  a  resident  deputy  in  each 
ward  in  said  city,  whose  appointment  shall  be  made  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Council.  He  shall,  by  himself  or 
deputies,  attend  all  the  sessions  of  the  Council,  together  with 


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those  of  the  Mayor's  Court,  and  preserve  and  enforce  order 
under  their  and  his  direction. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall,  by  himself  or  his  deputies,  execute  all  pro- 
cess emanating  from  the  Mayor  or  Mayor's  Court.  It  shall 
be  his  duty,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  or  President  of 
the  Council,  and  in  conformity  with  the  ordinances  of  the  city, 
to  suppress  all  routs,  riots,  unlawful  assemblies,  disturbances 
and  breaches  of  the  peace.  It  shall  be  their  duty,  and  they 
shall  have  the  power,  to  apprehend  all  felons,  common 
gamblers,  breakers  or  disturbers  of  the  peace,  night  walkers, 
vagrants,  persons  of  ill-fame  and  disorderly  conduct;  and  all 
such  persons  may  be  apprehended  wit;hout  warrants  by  the 
said  police  officers,  or  any  of  them,  and  may  be  taken,  with 
such  evidence  as  they  may  possess,  before  the  Mayor,  or  any 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  to  be  dealt  with  according  to  law.  And 
if  such  apprehension  shall  be  in  the  night,  they  shall  be  placed 
in  the  watch-house  or  jail  until  morning. 

Sec.  3.  They  shall  also  have  the  power  and  perform  the 
duties  of  patrollers;  they  shall  liave  power  to  pursue  and 
arrest,  with  proper  warrants,  auj  person  or  persons  fleeing 
from  justice,  in  any  part  of  the  State  of  Kentucky;  to  appre- 
hend, without  warrant,  any  person  in  the  act  of  committing 
any  offense  against  the  laws  of  the  State  or  the  ordinances  of 
the  city,  and  forthwith  bring  such  person  or  persons  before 
the  proper  authorities  for  examination  ;  and  at  all  times  dili- 
gently and  faithfully  to  enforce  all  such  laws,  ordinances  and 
regulations  for  the  preservation  of  the  peace,  good  order, 
and  welfare  of  the  city,  as  the  City  Council  may  ordain; 
and  for  such  purposes  they  shall  have  all  the  power  of  con- 
stables. 

Sec.  4.  He  shall  have  the  power, of  sheriffs  in  levying  exe- 
cutions, and  executing  and  returning  processes  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Mayor's  Court.  He  shall  have  the  same 
power  to  serve  notices  in  writing  that  constables  in  the  county 
of  Kenton  have,  and  for  any  purpose  that  constables  have  the 
authority  to  do;  and  his  return  thereon,  either  to  the  Circuit 
Court  or  the  Mayor's  Court,  shall  be  sufficient  evidence  of 
such  service. 

Sec.  5.  He  shall  collect  the  fees  of  the  Mayor  and  City 
Clerk,  if  required  so  to  do,  and  shall  be  a  conservator  of  the 
peace  of  said  city.  He  shall  give  bond  and  sufficient  security, 
in  an  adequate  penalty,  before  the  Council,  to  the  Common- 
wealth of  Kentucky,  with  a  condition  faithfully  to  perform  the 
duties  ©f  his  office,  and  to  collect  and  pay  over  to  the  person 


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entitled  thereto,  all  the  sums  of  money  intrusted  to  him  for 
collection,  and  which  may  have  come  into  his  hands  by  his 
having  received  and  collected  the  same. 

Sec.  6.  That  a  lien  shall  exist  on  the  real  estate  and  slaves 
of  the  said  Marshal  and  his  secunties,  from  the  time  of  exe- 
cuting bond  as  aforesaid,  to  secure  the  payment  of  all  monej^s 
that  shall  have  been  received  and  collected  by  him,  or  which 
shall  come  to  his  hands  as  Marshal  of  the  city,  to  pay  and 
account  for,  and  any  official  liability. 

Sec.  7.  That  he  shall  be  entitled  to  charge  and  receive  the 
same  fees,  for  the  like  service,  which  sheriffs  are  by  law  en- 
titled to  receive,  and  shall  have  the  same  power,  within  the 
limits  of  the  Mayor's  jurisdiction,  to  collect  the  same. 

Sec.  8.  That  he  and  his  securities  shall  be  liable  to  judg- 
ment, by  motion  in  the  Mayors  Court,  in  favor  of  any  persons 
entitled  to  moneys  collected  by  him,  in  the  same  manner,  and 
subject  to  the  same  costs  and  damages,  that  sheriffs  are  liable 
for  by  existing  laws. 

Sec.  9.  Ten  days  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  making 
such  motion  shall  be  sufficient,  and  there  shall,  be  no  replevin 
or  valuation  of  property  on  execution,  issued  on  such  judg- 
ment. 

Sec.  10.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  the  salary  of  the  Mar- 
shal shall  be  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  in  addition  to 
the  fees  at  present  allowed,  payable  quarterly. 

Sec.  n.  The  City  Marshaf  shall  be  elected  by  the  legal 
voters  of  the  city,  on  the  first  Monday  in  August,  and  shall 
serve  two  years,  or  until  his  successor  is  elected. 

Sec.  12.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Revised  and  approved  June  28,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  General  Deputies  under  the  City  Marshal,  and 
for  their  compensation. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  from  and  after  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  the 
City  Marshal  may  have,  as  a  part  of  the  general  police  force 
of  the  city,  two  or  more  active  deputies,  who  shall  devote 
their  time  exclusively  to  their  official  duties,  and  whose  ap- 
pointment shall  be  made  by  the  Marshal,  to  take  effect  upon 
the  ratification  and  approval  of  the  Council. 


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Sec.  2.  That  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  Marshal  to 
provide  and  pay  a  sufficient  compensation  to  such  deputies, 
the  salary  of  the  Marshal  is  increased,  from  and  after  the  tak- 
ing effect  of  this  •  ordinance,  to  the  sum  of  nine  hundred 
dollars  per  annum,  in  addition  to  the  fees  at  present  allowed, 
payable  in  installments  as  now  provided:  Provided,  that  should 
it  at  any  time,  from  any  time  hereafter,  happen  that  the  Mar- 
shal should  have  but  one  such  active  deputy,  then,  and  in  that 
case,  during  all  such  time  there  shall  be  but  one  such  deputy, 
the  Marshal  shall  only  receive  and  be  entitled  to  a  salary  at 
the  rate  of  seven  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  and  in  like  man- 
ner, in  case  it  should  happen  that  at  any  time  the  Marshal 
should  have  no  active  deputy  as  aforesaid,  then,  and  in  that 
case,  during  all  such  time  as  the  Marshal  shall  have  no  such 
active  deputy,  he,  the  Marshal,  shall  only  receive  and  be 
entitled  to  a  salary  at  the  rate  of  live  hundred  dollars  per 
annum. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  second  section  of  an  ordinance  entitled  an 
ordinance  fixing  fees  of  Marshal  for  arrests  for  misdemeanors, 
when  fines  are  paid  by  confinement  in  the  City  Work  House 
or  Jail,  and  for  other  purposes,  passed  October  24, 1861,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  part  of  any  ordinance  heretofore  passed, 
which  is  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  on 
and  after  the  16th  day  of  May,  1863,  and  Council  hereby  re- 
serves the  right  to  alter,  amend,  modify,  or  repeal  this  ordi- 
nance at  any  time  hereafter. 

Approved  May  15,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  increase  the  Salary  of  the  City  Marshal. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  salary  of  the  City  Marshal  shall  be  twelve  hundred 
dollars  per  annum,  in  addition  to  the  fees  at  present  allowed, 
payable  in  installments  as  is  now  provided :  Provided,  that 
should  it,  at  any  time  hereafter,  happen  that  the  Marshal 
should  have  but  one  such  deputy,  the  Marshal  shall  only  re- 
ceive and  be  entitled  to  a  salary  at  the  rate  of  nine  hundred 
dollars  per  annum,  and,  in  like  manner,  in  case  it  should 
happen  that  at  any  time  the  Marshal  should  have  no  active 
general  deputy  as  aforesaid,  then,  and  in  that  case,  during  all 
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such  time  as  the  Marshal  shall  have  no  such  active  general 
deputy,  he,  the  Marshal,  shall  only  receive  and  be  entitled  to 
a  salary  at  the  rate  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of  the  second 
section  of  an  ordinance  passed  May  15,  1863,  providing  for 
general  deputies  under  the  City  Marshal,  and  fixing  compen- 
sation of  the  same,  as  conflicts  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  to  take  effect  and  be  in  full  force 
from  and  after  the  1st  day  of  May,  1864. 

Approved  April  10,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Salary  of  City  Treasurer. 

Be  it  ordained,  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer,  before  he  enters  upon  the 
duties  of  his  ofiice,  to  execute  bond  in  the  penalty  of  twenty 
thousand  dollars,  with  good  security,  to  be  approved  by  the 
Council,  conditioned  faithfully  and  honestly  to  discharge  the 
duties  of  his  office,  according  to  the  charter  and  ordinances  of 
said  city,  and  the  orders  of  the  Council;  and  the  said  Treas- 
urer shall  be  allow^ed  three  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable 
quarterly. 

Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  Ordinance  concerning  City  Treasurer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  the 
ordinance  prescribing  the  duties  and  fixing  the  salary  of  the 
City  Treasurer,  be  so  amended  as  to  fix  the  salary  of  the 
Treasurer  at  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  instead  of  three 
hundred  dollars,  as  now  prescribed  by  said  ordinance. 

Approved  May  15,  1857. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  Sale  of  Beer,  Mb  and  Porter. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  if  any  person  or  persons  wish  to  sell  beer,  ale  and  porter, 
or  other  malt  liquors,  or  either,  in  any  house  in  the  city  of 
Covington,  to  be  drunk  therein,  or  on,  or  adjacent  to  the 
premises  where  sold,  or  in  any  building  or  place  belonging  to, 


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or  under  control  of  the  seller,  shall  lirst  apply  to  the  Council 
for  same  by  petition,  which  said  petition  shall  represent  the 
petitioner  to  be  of  good  reputation,  and  shall  be  signed  by 
at  least  ten  freeholders  residing  in  the  city,  five  of  whom 
shall  reside  in  the  ward  in  which  the  house  is  proposed  to  be 
kept. 

Sec.  2.  And  if  the  Council  are  satisfied  that  the  petition 
should  be  granted,  they  shall  pass  an  order  to  that  effect,  and 
the  charge  for  such  shall  not  be  less  than  twenty-five  dollars 
per  annum. 

Sec.  3.  The  Clerk  shall  give  a  certificate  to  the  petitioner, 
stating  the  amount,  which  certificate  he  shall  present  to  the 
Treasurer,  pay  the  amount  required,  take  his  receipt  for  the 
same,  which  receipt  shall  be  handed  to  the  Clerk,  who  shall 
file  the  same  in  his  ofiftce,  and  give  the  petitioner  a  certificate 
to  the  Mayor,  stating  that  the  ordinance  has  been  complied 
with,  who  will  issue  the  license. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained^  That  if  any  person  or  persons 
shall  offend  against  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he,  she 
or  they  so  offending,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor, 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Marshal  of  the  city,  his  deputies,  and  other  officers  of  the 
city,  to  see  that  this  ordinance  is  complied  "vvith. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or  persons 
shall  sell  ale,  beer  or  porter,  on  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
usually  called  Sunday,  they  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  pay 
the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and  costs. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  confiicting 
with  this  ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  mode  and  regulating  the  manner  of  collecting 
Taxes  on  Real  and  Personal  Estate  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  when  any  delinquent  tax  bill  shall  be  placed  in  the 
hands  of  the  City  Collector,  he  shall  first  distrain  upon  all 
personal  property  which  he  may  find  in  the  city  belonging  to 
the  delinquent,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary  to 
pay  the  amount  of  taxes  due,  embracing  the  fifteen  per  cent, 
and  costs,  and  dispose  of  the  same  by  sale  in  the  same  man- 


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ner  that  sheriffs  are  authorized  to  do  in  collecting  the  county 
levy. 

Sec.  2.  When,  by  and  under  any  ordinance,  the  Cit}^  Col- 
lector, or  any  special  collector,  is  authorized  to  collect  any  tax 
assessed  or  levied  on  the  owners  of  property,  for  grading, 
curbing,  paving,  macadamizing,  turnpiking,  or  repairing  any 
street,  alley,  market-space,  lane,  or  sidewalk,  he  shall  make 
out  a  bill  of  the  amount  due  from  such  owner  of  property  to 
the  city,  and  if  the  same  be  not  paid  by  the  owner,  the  said 
Collector  shall  distrain  on  and  sell  so  much  of  the  personal 
property  of  the  owner  as  will  be  sufficient  to  pa}^  such  tax  and 
costs,  which  sale  he  shall  make  in  the  manner  and  form  pre- 
scribed in  the  preceding  section. 

Sec.  3.  If  the  Collector  is  unable  to  find  personal  property 
of  any  person  owing  tax  to  the  city,  he  shall  note  such  fact 
upon  the  tax  bill. 

Sec.  4.  In  the  event  no  personal  property  can  be  found  in 
the  city  belonging  to  such  person  owing  tax,  the  Collector 
having  such  tax  to  collect,  shall  then  proceed  to  sell  the  real 
estate  of  such  person;  but  before  such  sale  is  made,  the  Col- 
lector shall  advertise,  at  three  or  more  public  places  in  the 
city,  the  time  and  place  of  such  sale-  for  at  least  fifteen  days 
before  the  sale.  All  such  sales  shall  be  in  front  of  the  City 
Hall,  in  the  city  of  Covington.  The  advertisement  shall 
specify,  by  description,  the  real  estate  to  be  sold,  the  name  of 
the  owner,  when  known,  the  amount  of  tax  and  costs  due 
thereon. 

Sec.  5.  When  the  tax  is  for  grading,  curbing,  macadamiz- 
ing, turnpiking,  paving  or  repairing  of  streets,  alleys,  or  other 
thoroughfares,  the  levy  for  such  tax  shall  be  made  on  the 
property  fronting,  binding  or  abutting  such  street,  alley,  or 
other  thoroughfare,  and  in  every  instance  the  Collector  shall 
sell  the  real  estate  to  the  person  who  will  take  the  least  quan- 
tity thereof  and  pay  the  tax  and  costs  thereon. 

Sec.  6.  The  Collector  shall  receive  from  the  purchaser  of 
any  such  real  estate,  the  amount  by  him  bid  therefor,  and  exe- 
cute to  him  a  certificate  or  bond  evidencing  such  sale,  and 
therein  giving  a  description  of  the  property,  the  name  of  the 
owner,  if  known,,  and  the  amount  paid  therefor. 

Sec.  7.  Within  six  days  after  any  such  sale  of  real  estate  by 
the  Collector,  he  shall  make  a  full  return  of  said  sale,  specify- 
ing a  proper  description  of  the  property,  the  names  of  the 
owners,  when  known,  as  also  the  purchaser,  the  amount  sold, 
and  the  time  when  sold,  together  with  a  copy  of  the  adver- 


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tisement,  and  the  fact  whether  or  not  he  could  find  personal 
property  belonging  to  the  person  owing  the  tax,  to  the  City 
Clerk,  who  shall  record  the  same  in  a  book  kept  for  that  pur- 
pose, and  file  and  carefully  preserve  the  said  proceedings, 
among  the  papers  in  liis  office. 

Sec.  8.  When  any  real  estate  is  sold  according  to  the  provi- 
sions of  this  ordinance,  and  in  conformity  with  the  charter  of 
the  city,  and  the  same  is  not  redeemed  in  the  manner  and 
within  the  time  prescribed  by  law,  if  such  sale  was  made  by 
the  City  Collector,  such  Collector,  or  his  successor,  shall  make 
the  deed  to  the  purchaser  of  any  such  real  estate,  not  re- 
deemed ;  but  if  such  sale  is  made  by  any  special  collector,  he 
shall  make  such  deed  to  the  purchasers,  unless  the  property 
shall  have  been  redeemed  according  to  the  provisions  now^ 
required  by  the  City  Charter  of  Covington;  and  in  the  event 
of  the  removal  or  death  of  the  Collector,  the  deed  to  be  made 
by  some  person  appointed  by  the  Council. 

Approved  March  13,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  Duties  of  Assessor. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  Assessor  shall  enter  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
on  the  Tuesday  next  succeeding  the  second  Saturday  in  Janu- 
ary of  each  year,  and  he  shall  perform  all  the  duties  prescribed 
for  the  Assessor  in  the  first  section  and  fifth  article  of  the 
Charter  of  the  City  of  Covington. 

Sec.  2.  All  of  the  following  kinds  and  descriptions  of  prop- 
erty in  said  city  shall  be  assessed  for  taxation,  to-wit:  Real 
estate  and  slaves,  goods,  wares,  drugs  and  medicines,  oils  and 
paints  kept  for  sale;  confectioneries,  groceries  and  other 
articles  kept  in  stores,  groceries  and  shops  for  sale;  lumber 
and  coal  in  yards ;  carriages  and  horses,  and  the  excess  of  all 
the  claims  of  any  taxable  person  over  his  or  her  just  and 
proper  debts,  according  to  the  equalization  law  of  Kentucky. 
The  Assessor  will  not  be  required  to  assess  such  property  as  is 
exempt  by  law  from  city  taxation,  and  he  may  administer  an 
oath  to  any  person  as  to  the  correctness  of  the  property  given 
in  for  assessment. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  Assessor  shall  list  for  taxation  all  taxable 
property  of  persons  who  do  not  reside  in  the  city,  agreeably  to 
the  plan  laid  down  for  the  listing  of  property  of  non-residents, 
in  section  first  of  article  fifth  of  the  charter  of  said  city; 


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and  he  shall  make  a  plain  list  of  all  taxable  property,  the 
owners  of  which  are  nnknown  to  him. 

Sec.  4.  He  shall  make  a  separate  list  of  all  free  males  over 
twenty-one.  years  of  age,  and  of  all  slaves  over  sixteen  years 
of  age,  with  the  names  of  the  owners  prefixed,  and  of  all  dogs 
and  sluts,  with  the  names  of  the  persons  owning  or  keeping  them. 

Sec.  5.  He  shall  report  the  number  of  white  children  be- 
tween the  ages  of  six  and  eighteen  years  who  live  in  the  city 
of  Covington,  every  year,  likewise  the  number  of  persons 
residing  in  the  city. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  Assessor  shall  be  allowed  as  compensation 
for  his  services,  eight  cents  for  each  list  taken,  and  charged 
twenty-five  cents  for  each  list  omitted. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  f  arther  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  conflicting 
with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  10,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  qualification  of  City  Engineer  and  other  Officers 

of  the  City. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington.^ 
That  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the  election  of  the  City 
Engineer,  he  shall  take  oath  before  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  or 
some  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  the  city,  to  discharge  faithfully 
all  the  duties  which  may  be  imposed  upon  him  by  the  City 
Council,  by  orders  and  ordinances  ;  and  he  shall  give  bond  with 
security,  worth  at  least  ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  approved 
by  the  City  Council,  conditioned  to  perform  the  duties  of  City 
Engineer  while  he  remains  in  office. 

Sec.  2.  All  the  ofiicers  of  the  city,  the  manner  of  whose 
qualification  is  not  prescribed  by  other  ordinances,  shall  be 
qualified  in  the  same  manner  as  the  City  Engineer,  except  that 
they  shall  not  be  required  to  execute,  bond  in  a  hirger  sum 
than  five  thousand  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  farther  ordained^  That  all  ordinances  conflict- 
ing w^ith  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  10,  1854.    Revised  and  approved  March,  185G. 


AN  ORDINANCE  defining  the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Compensation  of  the  Civil 
Engineer  of  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Civil  Engineer  of  said  city  of 


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Covington,  to  project  and  lay  before  the  City  Council  plans  of 
all  improvements,  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  public 
buildings,  commons  and  parks,  and  all  other  public  works  of 
said  city,  which  may  be  in  contemplation,  or  which  he  may 
deem  necessary  for  the  public  good  and  convenience,  together 
with  an  estimate  of  the  expenses  of  the  same;  and  all  appli- 
cations for  all  public  improvements  shall  be  made  to  the  City 
Council,  which  shall  be  referred  to  the  said  Civil  Engineer, 
who  shall  report  thereon  to  the  City  Council,  together  with 
the  plans  and  estimates  of  such  he  may  approve,  or  other  im- 
provements which  he  may  recommend.  He  shall  receive 
proposals  to  do  all  public  works,  and  lay  the  same  before  the 
Council  for  their  approval.  He  shall  examine  and  consider 
plans  proposed  of  all  market-houses,  bridges  and  other  build- 
ings, and  all  other  public  works,  and  report  to  the  City  Council 
such  as  he  shall  approve,  together  with  an  estimate  of  the  ex- 
penses, and  his  opinion  and  recommendation  concerning  the 
same.  He  shall  inspect  the  timber,  iron,  and  other  materials 
used  or  to  be  used  in  the  construction  of  market-houses, 
bridges,  public  buildings,  and  all  other  public  works  of  the 
city,  and  shall  reject  all  such  as  in  his  opinion  may  be  unsafe 
or  unfit,  and  shall  forthwith  2:ive  notice  thereof  to  the  con- 
tractors, or  to  the  party  furnishing  such  materials.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  said  Civil  Engineer  to  superintend  all  public 
works  ordered  by  the  City  Council.  He  shall  have  the  power, 
stipulated  in  the  contracts  for  the  execution  of  all  public 
works  for  the  city,  that,  during  the  progress  of  any  such  work, 
whenever  in  his  opinion  the  said  work  is  not  progressing  in 
a  satisfactory  manner,  or  in  a  manner  not  agreeably  to  the 
terms  of  contract,  to  order  the  further  progress  of  the  work 
to  be  suspended,  and  to  have  such  defective  work  taken  down 
and  rebuilt  at  the  expense  of  the  contractor,  in  accordance 
I  with  the  terms  of  the  contract;  and  no  appropriation  or  pay- 
ment of  money  shall  be  made  on  any  public  work  by  the  said 
City  Council,  until  the  said  Civil  Engineer  shall  certify  in 
writing  that  the  work  has  been  done  agreeabl}^  to  the  terms 
of  the  contract.  He  shall  report  to  the  City  Council  all  in- 
trusions which  may  come  to  his  knowledge  in  any  of  the 
streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  public  buildings,  commons 
■  and  parks  of  said  city.  He  shall,  under  the  direction  of  the 
City  Council,  or,  if  he  deem  it  necessary  and  proper  to  -be 
done,  then  without  such  direction,  make  surveys  of  the  streets, 
lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  public  buildings,  commons  and 
parks,  and  all  other  public  works,  and  execute  plats,  plans, 


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draughts  and  statements  of  the  same,  and  calculate  and  ascer- 
tain the  proper  grade  and  level  of  said  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
market-spaces,  public  landings,  commons  and  parks,  and  exe- 
cute profiles,  delineations  and  draughts  of  the  same.  He  shall 
make  all  surveys  which  are  required  to  be  done  by  order  of 
the  City  Council.  He  shall,  at  the  request  in  writing  of  the 
Mayor  or  City  Attorney,  make  surveys  of  lots  of  land,  of 
streets,  lanes,  alleys,  market-spaces,  public  landings,  commons 
or  parks,  about  which  there  may  be  an}^  dispute  or  litigation 
in  which  the  city  is  interested. 

Sec.  2.  Said  Civil  Engineer  shall  be  a  skillful  surveyor,  and 
shall  find  and  mark  out  the  lines  of  all  streets,  lanes,  alle3^s, 
market-spaces,  public  landings,  commons  or  parks  which  are 
to  be  improved,  and  shall  also  find  and  mark  the  proper 
grades  of  the  same,  and  shall  find  and  mark  the  lines  of 
improvements  to  be  made. 

Sec.  3.  Said  Civil  Engineer  shall  cause  all  public  surveys, 
maps,  charts,  draughts,  plans,  and  other  documents  made  by 
himself  or  those  in  his  employ,  to  be  recorded  in  his  ofiice,  in 
books  to  be  provided  at  the  expense  of  the  ciry,  which  records 
shall  be  the  property  of  said  city,  to  which  tlje  public  may 
have  access  at  all  times  during  business  hours,  and  shall  be 
carefully  preserved  in  the  ofiSce  of  said  Engineer;  and  the  field 
notes  of  all  surveys  made  by  him,  or  a  copy  thereof,  shall  be 
preserved  on  file  in  the  office  of  said  Civil  Engineer,  and  be 
the  property  of  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Civil  Engineer  shall,  on  payment  by  any 
person,  or  tender  of  the  same  fees  which  are  or  may  be  paid 
by  law  to  the  Clerks  of  the  County  Courts,  make  out  and 
deliver,  or  cause  to  be  made  out  and  delivered  to  such  person, 
duly  certified  by  said  Civil  Engineer,  a  correct  and  fair  copy 
of  any  record,  map,  chart,  survey,  draught,  plan,  or  other  doc- 
ument kept  in  his  office,  which  fees  shall  be  in  addition  to  the 
compensation  provided  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  Should  there,  from  any  cause,  happen  to  be  a 
vacancy  in  the  ofiice  of  Civil  Engineer,  the  City  Clerk  shall, 
during  such  time,  advertise  for  and  receive  proposals  to  do  all 
public  works,  and  lay  the  same  before  the  City  Council  for 
approval. 

Sec.  6.  Said  Civil  Engineer  shall  keep  an  account  between 
contractors,  material-men,  and  all  persons  directly  emploj-ed 
by  the  city  on  public  works,  and  the  city;  and  shall  furnish  to 
the  City  Council,  or  to  such  individuals  so  contracting,  fur- 
nishing materials,  or  employed,  a  correct  statement  of  any 


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such  accounts,  in  writing,  by  said  individuals,  parties  to  such 
accounts. 

Sec.  7.  Said  Engineer  shall  receive,  in  full  compensation  for 
his  services,  (excepting  fees  mentioned  in  section  four,)  five 
hundred  dollars  per  year,  to  be  paid  at  the  same  times  with 
other  officers  of  the  city. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent 
with  this  ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed.  This  ordinance 
shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  1st  day  of  January,  1864. 
The  Council  reserves  the  right  at  any  time  hereafter  to  repeal, 
alter,  amend  or  modify  this  ordinance,  with  or  without  change 
in  the  compensation  allowed  by  this  ordinan<3e. 

Approved  December  24, 1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  defining  the  Duties  and  fixing  tlie  Salary  of  Street  Commis- 
sioner. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coitvcil  of  Covivgton, 
That  the  Street  Commissioner  shall  be  elected  annually  on  the 
first  Saturday  in  January  of  each  year,  and  shall  continue  in 
office  one  year,  and  until  his  successor  shall  be  qualified,  unless 
sooner  removed  by  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  Street  Commissioner  to  cause  the  streets,  alleys,  commons, 
wharfs,  market-places  and  public  property  of  said  city  to  be  kept 
in  good  order,  and  to  remove  all  obstructions  that  may  exist, 
or  may  hereafter  happen  or  occur,  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys, 
commons,  wliarfs,  or  public  property  of  the  city;  to  move  or 
cause  to  be  moved  all  nuisances  which  exist  or  occur  in  any 
part  of  the  city;  and  when  any  person  shall  create  any  nui- 
sance in  the  city,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Street  Commis- 
sioner to  notify  said  person  to  remove  or  abate  the  same  im- 
mediately, and  if  said  person  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove 
said  nuisance  within  twenty-four  hours  after  receiving  said 
notice,  then  the  Street  Commissioner  shall  immediately  re- 
move the  same  and  report  the  expenses  to  the  Mayor,  who 
shall  summons  the  party  in  default  before  him,  and  enter  such 
order  against  him,  for  the  payment  of  the  expense  and  cost,  as 
the  case  may  require. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  Street  Commissioner  to  cause  to  be  removed  all  property 
or  encumbrance  that  shall  have  remained  on  any  of  the  side- 
walks or  streets  in  said  city,  or  in  the  public  alleys,  for  the 


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space  of  twenty-four  hours,  at  the  expense  of  the  owners 
thereof,  or  the  persons  phicing  the  same  thereon;  and,  if  neces- 
sary, the  said  Commissioner  is  authorized  to  apply  to  the 
Mayor,  and  proceed  to  collect  the  expense  of  the  same  as  pre- 
scribed in  section  second  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained^  That  no  person  or  persons 
shall  obstruct  the  passage  of  the  streets,  alleys  and  sidewalks 
of  the  city  by  placing  thereon  any  property,  rubbish  or  other 
impediments,  under  a  penalty  of  two  dollars  for  every  two 
hours  the  same  shall  remain  thereon  after  receiving  notice  by 
the  Street  Commissioner  to  remove  the  same;  and  if  any  per- 
son or  persons  shall  suffer  any  property,  obstruction,  or  any 
impediment  to  free  passage,  to  remain  in  the  streets,  alleys, 
or  on  the  sidewalks  opposite  his  or  her  property,  longer  than 
three  hoars  after  sunset,  after  having  been  notified,  he,  she 
or  they  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  ten 
dollars. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained^  That  no  person  or  persons 
shall  erect  railing  at  the  corners  of  any  streets  or  alleys,  which 
may  in  any  manner  obstruct  or  impede  the  free  passage  of 
said  streets  or  sidewalks,  under  the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for 
every  twelve  hours  the  same  remains,  or  shall  remain;  and  if 
any  person  shall  have  any  railing  already  erected  or  con- 
structed, impeding  the  passage  on  the  sidewalks,  he,  she  or 
they  shall  immediately  remove  the  same,  upon  being  notified 
so  to  do  by  the  Street  Commissioner,  under  the  penalty  of  five 
dollars  for  every  twelve  hours  the  same  shall  remain  after 
receiving  said  notice. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  Stre'et  Commis- 
sioner shall  have  all  the  powers  usually  conferred  upon  the 
ofiicers  of  the  police,  and  shall  give  information  of  all  breaches 
of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  which  he  may  know  or  be 
informed,  and  shall  perform  such  duties  in  relation  to  the  im- 
proving and  repairing  of  the  streets,  alleys,  public  grounds, 
public  buildings,  market- spaces,  sidewalks  and  commons,  as 
shall  from  time  to  time  be  directed  by  this  Board. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  salary  of  the  Street 
Commissioner  shall  be  four  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  pay- 
able quarterly. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Commissioner, 
before  entering  on  the  duties  of  his  ofiice,  shall  take  an  oath 
before  the  Mayor  or  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  the  city,  faith- 
fully to  discharge  tlie  duties  of  said  ofiice,  and  enter  into  bond 
with  good  and  sufticient  security,  to  be  approved  by  the  Coun- 


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cil,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  payable  to  the  city  of 
Covington,  for  the  performance  of  all  the  duties  of  said  office, 
as  long  as  he  shall  continue  therein. 

Sec.  9.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  any  person  or 
persons  are  erecting  new  buildings  or  repairing  old  buildings 
within  the  city,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  at  liberty  to  use  and 
occupy  one-half  of  the  street,  except  when  buildings  are  erect- 
ing or  repairing  at  the  same  time  opposite  each  other,  in  which 
case  each  shall  occupy  one-third  of  the  street  and  sidewalk, 
without  obstructing  the  gutters,'  and  the  whole  of  the  sidewalk 
opposite  and  next  to  the  place  where  the  building  is  being 
erected  or  repaired,  until  they  have  had  sufficient  time  in 
which  to  complete  the  same,  any  thing  in  this  ordinance  to  the 
c o  n  t rary  n  o t^v i  th s t a  n  d i  n  g . 

Sec.  10.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Street  Commissioner  to  cause  to  be  removed  obstacles, 
fences,  posts,  railings,  buildings,  or  species  of  inclosures  which 
he  shall  find  at  any  time  upon  any  of  the  streets,  alleys,  wharfs, 
market-spaces,  or  other  property  of  the  city,  having  first  given 
notice  to  the  person  or  persons,  if  known,  by  whom  such  ob- 
stacle, fence,  post,  railing,  or  species  of  inclosure,  was  placed 
there;  and  if  not  removed  within  six  days,  he  shall  proceed 
forthwith  to  remove  them,  and,  if  necessary,  report  the  same 
to  the  Mayor,  and  proceed  as  in  section  second;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Street  Commissioner  to  keep  the  different  w^ells 
in  good  order. 

Sec.  11.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  steps  or  cellar-doors 
to  buildings,  on  any  of  the  streets  with  sidewalks  not  less  than 
eleven  feet  in  width,  which  do  not  occupy  more  than  four  feet 
in  width  of  the  sidewalk,  shall  not  be  considered  as  obstruc- 
tions. And  on  streets  having  sidewalks  not  less  than  six 
feet,  steps  or  cellar-doors  not  occupying  more  than  thirty 
inches  of  inside  of  sidewalk  shall  not  be  considered  as  obstruc- 
tions. 

Sec.  12.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  April  10,  1856. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  fix  the  Salary  of  the  Street  Commissioner. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  Street  Commissioner  of  said  city  shall,  from  and 
after  the  1st  day  of  January,  1864,  receive  a  salary  at  the  rate  of 


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six  hundred  dollars  per  year,  payable  at  the  same  time  with 
other  officers  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  All  other  ordinances  coming  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  December  30,  1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  prescribing  the  Duties  and  fixing  the  Salary  of  the  City 

Physician. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Physician  to  attend  to 
and  prescribe  for  all  the  poor  supported  by  the  city,  during' 
their  sickness,  and  all  such  other  poor  persons  residing  in  the 
city  as  may  be  unable  to  pay  for  the  services  of  a  physician; 
and  he  shall  furnish,  at  his  own  expense,  all  the  medicine  that 
may  be  necessary.  He  shall  render  services  in  all  cases  when 
called  upon  by  persons  requiring  them,  who  shall  produce  an 
order  from  one  of  the  Councilmen  of  the  ward  in  which  such 
person  resides,  directing  such  service  to  be  rendered;  and  his 
failure  or  refusal  to  do  so,  may  be  considered  sufficient  cause 
for  his  removal  from  office,  on  satisfactory  evidence  of  such 
failure  or  refusal  being  presented  to  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Should  the  City  Physician  be  of  the  opinion  that 
any  person  or  persons  under  his  treatment  are  able  to  pay  for 
the  services  of  a  physician,  he  shall  report  such  case  or  cases 
to  the  members  of  Council  representing  the  ward  in  which 
such  person  or  persons  reside,  and  he  shall  then  act  in  the 
premises  as  said  members  of  Council  may  direct. 

Sec.  3.  The  salary  of  the  City  Physician  shall  be  seven 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  monthly;  but  before  any 
allowance  shall  be  made  to  him,  he  shall  send  in  to  the  City 
Council  his  monthly  report,  showing  the  number  of  patients 
visited  by  him  as  City  Physician,  the  time  each  patient  was 
under  his  medical  treatment,  the  character  of  the  disease,  and 
the  result  of  the  treatment. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  coming 
within  the  purview  of  this  ordinance,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  April  5,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  fixing  the  term  of  office  of  certain  City  Officers. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  CouncU  of  Covington, 
That  the  term  of  office  of  City  Collector,  City  Physician, 


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Street  Commissioner,  Wharf  Master  and  Engineer  of  Fire 
Department,  shall  be  two  years ;  and  that  hereafter  persons 
elected  to  the  above-named  offices,  unless  to  fill  a  vacancy, 
shall  hold  their  offices  respectively  for  two  years. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  parts 
of  ordinances  that  are  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance,  be  and 
the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  December  15,  1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  Billiard  Tables  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coancil  of  Covington, 
That  an}^  person  desiring  to  keep  billiard  tables  in  the  city  of 
Covington,  shall  first  apply,  by  petition,  to  the  City  Council 
for  license  for  that  purpose,  stating  the  number  of  tables  in- 
tended to  be  used,  also  describing  the  house  in  which  it  is 
proposed  to  keep  the  same;  said  petition  shall  also  be  accom- 
panied by  the  consent,  in  writing,  of  the  owner  or  agent  that 
tlie  premises  may  be  occupied  for  the  purposes  set  forth  in  the 
petition,  and  also  b}^  a  certificate  from  the  County  Clerk,  stat- 
ing that  the  legal  fee  has  been  paid  into  the  County  Treasury; 
and  if  the  Council  are  satisfied  that  license  ought  to  be  granted, 
they  shall  vote  to  grant  the  prayer  of  the  petitioner.  Where- 
upon the  City  Clerk  shall  furnish  a  certificate  to  that  efiect,  to 
be  delivered  to  the  petitioner,  who  shall  present  it  to  the  City 
Treasurer  and  pay  the  amount  hereinafter  specified,  taking  his 
receipt  for  the  same,  which  receipt  shall  be  filed  with  the  City 
(^lerk,  who  shall  give  the  petitioner  a  certificate  stating  that 
the  amount  required  had  been  paid  into  the  Treasury,  and  he 
shall  issue  license.  For  issuing  said  license,  the  applicant  shall 
pa}^  the  Mayor  the  sum  of  one  dollar,  and  for  said  two  certifi- 
cates he  shall  pay  the  Clerk  fifty  cents. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  license  fee  to  be  paid 
to  the  City  Treasurer  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  dollars 
per  annum  for  each  table  designed  to  be  used,  and  that  no 
license  shall  be  granted  to  expire  upon  any  other  date  than  the 
1st  day  of  May  following  the  time  at  which  the  license  was 
granted. 

Sec.  3.  That  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  any  negro  or 
mulatto,  nor  to  any  person  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
nor  to  any  person  not  of  good  character. 

Sec.  4.  That  no  person  or  persons  holding  license  under 
this  ordinance,  shall  permit  any  person  under  age  to  play  any 


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game  upon  any  of  sucli  tables;  nor  shall  they  permit  any 
game  to  be  played  on  any  of  such  tables  upon  the  first  day  of 
the  week,  commonly  called  Sunday;  nor  shall  they  permit  any 
betting  on  the  game  played  on  such  tables. 

Sec.  5.  That  no  person  or  persons  holding  license  under 
this  ordinance,  shall  sell  any  spirituous  or  malt  liquors,  wine 
or  cider,  in  the  room  where  such  tables  are  kept,  nor  shall 
they  permit  any  riotous  or  disorderly  conduct  in  said  room. 

Sec.  6.  That  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Mayor,  forfeit  such  license,  and  be  subject,  further,  to  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  such 
offense;  and  that  any  person  keeping  billiard  tables  after  a 
forfeiture  of  such  license  as  in  this  section  provided  for,  and 
any  person  keeping  such  tables  without  license  first  obtained 
as  provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  dollars  and  costs,  for  each  game  played  upon  such 
tables;  and  any  person  betting  on  any  game  played  on  any 
billiard  table  in  the  city  of  Covington,  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  sixteen  dollars. 

Approved  April  9,  1858. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  construction  and  repairing  of  Sidewalks. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  all  sidewalks  hereafter  laid  or  paved  in  this  city,  shall 
conform  at  the  curb-stone  to  the  general  grade  of  the  street 
and  general  level  of  the  curb-stone,  and  shall  rise  from  the 
curb-stone  on  a  line  at  right  angles  to  the  street  line,  one-half 
inch  per  foot  width  of  sidewalk. 

Sec.  2.  The  paving  shall  be  done  with  good,  bard  paving 
brick,  (except  when  permission  is  granted  by  Council  to  use 
other  material,)  said  brick  to  be  of  such  quality  as  shall  be 
approved  by  the  City  Engineer  or  the  Committee  on  Internal 
Improvements;  and  said  brick  shall  be  laid  with  at  least  four 
inches  of  good  clean  river  sand  under  and  next  to  the  brick, 
the  interstices  also  filled  with  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  No  sidewalk  shall  be  constructed  or  repaired  in  any 
other  manner,  or  with  any  other  materials,  than  herein  speci- 
fied, (except  by  special  permission  of  Council). 

Approved  March  25,  1863. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  a  Base  Line,  etc. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  in  all  work  hereafter  done  for  this  city  by  the  City  Engi- 
neer, in  which,  leveling  is^necessary,  the  "base  line"  shall  be  a 
line  five  hundred  feet  below  the  lower  surface  of  the  City  Hall 
corner-stone. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  f  urther  ordained ,  That  hereafter,  upon  the  adop- 
tion of  any  grade  for  any  street,  alley  or  sidewalk  in  the  city, 
the  City  Engineer  shall  file  in  the  City  Clerk's  office  a  profile, 
showing  the  cuts  and  fills,  and  the  elevation  of  the  grade 
above  the  established  base  line. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  hereafter,  upon  the  adop- 
tion of  any  plan  for  any  sewer  in  the  city,  the  Engineer  shall  * 
file  in  the  City  Clerk's  ofiice  a  plan  of  the  same,  showing  its 
dimensions  in  every  part;  also  a  profile  of  the  same,  showing 
its  descent,  its  elevation  above  the  established  base  line,  and 
distance  below  the  street  grades. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  farther  ordained,  That  hereafter,  upon  the  adop- 
tion of  a  plan  for  awj  culvert  in  this  city,  the  City  Engineer 
shall  file  in  the  City  Clerk's  ofiice  a  plan  of  the  same,  showing 
its  dimensions  in  every  part,  and  the  elevation  of  the  founda- 
tion above  the  established  base  line. 

Approved  February  20,  1862. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  provide  for  taxing,  licensing  and  regulating  vehicles  kept 
and  used  for  hire  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  any  owner  of  one  or  more  carts,  wagons,  drays,  hackney 
coaches,  carriages,  and  all  other  vehicles  kept  for  hire  within 
said  city,  before  the  same  are  used,  shall  present  to  the  City 
Clerk  a  statement  in  Avriting  designating  his  or  her  name  and 
residence,  and  the  kind  of  vehicle  intended  to  be  used. 

Sec  2.  That  upon  the  receipt  of  such  statement,  the  City 
Clerk  shall  register  the  same  in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that 
purpose,  and  keep  said  statement  on  file,  and  shall  designate 
and  furnish  the  number  to  be  afiixed  to  such  vehicle,  proceed- 
ing from  number  one,  and  shall  issue  a  certificate  thereof  to 
such  owner,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  charge  and  receive  there- 
for the  sum  of  fifty  cents,  to  be  paid  by  the  party  to  whom  the 
certificate  and  number  are  issued.  And  thereupon  such 
owner  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer,  according  to  the  kind 
of  vehicle  to  be  used  by  him,  the  amount  provided  in  the 


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next  section  of  this  ordinance,  and  take  the  Treasurers  re- 
ceipt therefor;  and  said  certificate,  together  with  the  Treas- 
urer's receipt  as  provided  above,  shall  constitute  a  license  and 
authority  to  such  owner  to  use  for  hire  the  vehicle  designated 
therein  for  one  year  from  the  time  of  payment  to  the  Treas- 
urer as  aforesaid,  which  ma}^  be  renewed  from  year  to  year  by 
payment  to  the  Treasurer  of  a  like  amount. 

Sec.  3.  The  amounts  which  the  owners  of  such  vehicles,  in- 
tended to  be  used  for  hire  in  said  city,  shall  pay,  respectively, 
shall  be  as  follows,  viz.:  For  each  wagon  usually  drawn  by 
four  horses,  ten  dollars;  for  each  wagon  usually  drawn  by 
three  horses,  the  same  amount;  for  each  wagon  usually  drawn 
by  two  horses,  five  dollars;  for  each  coal  cart,  irrespective  of 
number  of  horses,  five  dollars;  for  each  express  w^agon  drawn 
by  one  horse,  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents;  each  express  wagon 
drawn  by  two  horses,  five  dollars;  for  each  dray,  five  dollars; 
for  each  common  cart,  two  dollars;  for  each  furniture  car,  five 
dollars:  for  each  omnibus  usually  drawn  by  four  horses,  ten 
dollars;  for  each  omnibus  usually  drawn  by  two  horses,  five 
dollars;  for  each  transfer  wagon,  ten  dollars;  each  hackney 
coach  or  carriage  usually  drawn  by  two  horses,  five  dollars; 
for  same,  usually  drawn  by  one  horse,  three  dollars;  for  each 
buggy  drawn  by  one  horse,  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents;  for 
every  other  kind  of  vehicle  not  herein  mentioned,  when  drawn 
by  four  or  more  horses,  ten  dollars,  and  same  amount  when 
drawn  by  three  horses;  and  when  drawn  by  two  horses,  five 
dollars,  and  when  drawn  by  one  horse,  two  dollars  and  fifty 
cents. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  owner  of  any  vehicle  embraced  in  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  receiving  the  certificate 
from  the  City  Clerk  mentioned  in  the  second  section  hereof, 
forthwith  cause  the  number  designated  in  such  certificate  to 
be  affixed  and  preserved,  in  plain  and  conspicuous  figures,  on 
a  conspicuous  part  of  such  vehicle. 

Sec.  5.  That  each  transfer  of  such  vehicle,  and  each  change 
of  residence  of  the  owner,  within  three  days  thereafter,  shall 
be  notified  in  writing  to  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall  register 
such  notice  in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  keep 
said  notice  on  file  and  issue  a  certificate  thereof  to  the  owner. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  carts,  drays,  wagons, 
hackney  coaches,  carriages,  and  all  other  vehicles  owned  by 
any  person  or  persons  w^hose  residence  is  outside  of  the  limits 
of  the  corporation,  but  which  are  run  or  used  for  hire  in  con- 
veying articles  of  any  kind,  or  passengers,  from  one  point  to 


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another  point  within  the  city  limits,  shall  be  subject  to  the 
same  tax  and  regulations  and  penalties  as  are  provided  in  this 
ordinance  for  similar  vehicles  similarly  used,  and  owned  by 
residents  of  Covington :  Provided^  however,  that  hackney 
coaches  brought  to  the  city  from  other  places  for  the  exclu- 
sive purpose  of  attending  funerals,  shall  not  be  subject  to  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance:  And  provid.ed,  further,  that 
all  vehicles  kept  and  used  in  said  city  exclusively  for  funeral 
purposes,  shall  also  be  exempt  from  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  That  any  person  violating  any  provisions  or  regula- 
tions contained  in  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit. 

Sec.  8.  That  the  City  Marshal  and  other  ofiicers  of  the  city 
police,  shall  have  full  power,  and  it  is  hereby  made  their  duty, 
with  or  without  process,  to  arrest  and  bring  before  the  Mayor 
all  persons  violating  this  ordinance,  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  enforced 
from  and  after  the  1st  day  of  July,  1863,  and  all  vehicles  now 
in  use,  or  to  be  in  use,  and  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  registered,  numbered  and  licensed  on  or 
before  said  day. 

Sec.  10.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  now  repealed. 

Approved  May  15,  1863. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amendincr  an  Ordinance  regulating  the  taxing,  etc.,  of  Hack- 
ney Coaches,  Drays,  etc.,  passed  May  15,  1863. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  all  carts,  drays,  wagons,  hackney  coaches,  carriages,  and 
all  other  vehicles  owned  by  any  person  or  persons  whose  resi- 
dence is  outside  of  the  city  limits  of  the  corporation,  but  which 
are  run  or  used  for  hire  in  conveying  articles  of  any  kind,  or 
passengers,  from  one  point  to  another  point  within  the  city 
limits,  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  tax  and  regulations  and 
penalties  as  are  provided  in  an  ordinance  for  similar  vehicles 
similarly  used,  and  owned  by  residents  of  the  city  of  Coving- 
ton :  Provided,  however,  that  hackney  coaches  brought  to  the 
city  from  other  places  for  the  exclusive  purpose  of  attending 
funerals,  shall  not  be  subject  to  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance :  And  provided,  further,  that  all  vehicles  kept  and 
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used  in  said  city  exclusively  for  funeral  purposes,  shall  also  be 
exempt  from  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  ordinances  conflicting  with  this  ordinance, 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  April  10,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  killing  of  Dogs. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  the 
Mayor  is  authorized,  whenever  he  has  reason  to  believe  the 
public  good  requires  it,  to  issue  his  proclamation  directing  and 
ordering  all  persons  having  or  owning  any  dog  or  slut,  to 
muzzle  or  confine  the  same  within  their  own  inclosure,  for 
such  term  or  period  as  to  him  may  seem  meet  and  proper; 
and  any  one  failing  to  comply  promptly  with  said  order,  then 
the  Mayor  shall  authorize  and  direct  any  dog  or  slut  found 
running  at  large  to  be  killed,  and  for  that  purpose  he  may 
command  the  Marshal  and  his  deputies,  and  to  appoint  as  many 
persons  to  assist  the  Marshal  as  in  his  opinion  may  be  neces- 
sary to  carry  into  execution  his  commands;  and  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  cents  shall  be  paid  for  each  dog  killed  by  order  of 
the  Mayor,  to  the  persons  who  shall  perform  that  service. 

Approved  June  11,  1854. 


AN  ORDINANCE  imposing  a  penalty  upon  all  officers  for  failing  to  discharge 

their  duties,  etc. 

Be  it  Disdained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington,  That  from 
and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  any  officer  or  officers 
of  this  city  who  shall  fail,  neglect,  or  refuse  to  comply  strictly 
with,  and  carry  out  rigidly,  the  several  ordinances  prescribing 
their  various  and  respective  duties,  shall,  upon  conviction  be- 
fore the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars, 
nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  with  costs  of  suit. 

Approved  June  2,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  general  welfare,  peace  and  good  order  of  the  City. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  physician  in  this  city  to 
report  to  the  Mayor  every  case  of  '-'small-pox"  or  other  conta- 


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gious  disease  which  he  may  be  called  on  to  attend  within  the 
city  limits,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  he  shall  have  exam- 
ined the  patient,  under  a  penalty  of  ten  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for 
any  person  to  gather  and  haul  soap-grease,  or  any  dead  ani- 
mal to  be  used  as  such,  through  the  streets  or  alleys  of  said 
city,  between  the  1st  day  of  May  and  the  1st  day  of  October 
in  each  year,  except  in  closed  carts,  wagons  or  vessels;  and  in 
putting  grease,  etc.,  into  said  vehicles,  they  shall  be  kept  open 
so  long  a  time  only  as  may  be  absolutely  necessary  to  receive 
what  is  intended  to  be  put  therein.  Noi  shall  any  such  cart, 
wagon,  or  other  vehicle  used  for  such  purpose,  be  permitted 
to  remain  stationary  for  a  longer  period  than  live  minutes  at 
any  one  place  in  said  stveets  or  alleys.  A  violation  of  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  before  the 
Mayor,  subject  the  party  to  a  fine  of  five  dollars  and  costs  of 
prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  JN'o  i>erson  or  persons  shall  play  at  any  game  or 
games  of  marbles,  quoits,  foot-ball,  town-ball,  or  any  species 
of  game,  witliin  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city,  on  the  first 
daj^  of  the  week,  commonly  called  Sunday,  under  a  penalty  of 
not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  five  dollars,  and  costs, 
for  each  ofiense. 

Sec.  4.  '^o  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  print, 
engrave,  make,  or  sell,  or  ofier  for  sale,  or  exhibit  as  for  sale 
or  other  purposes,  any  indecent,  immodest  or  lascivious  books, 
pamphlets,  papers,  pictures  or  stationery,  in  said  city,  under 
a  penalty  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  ten  dollars 
for  each  ofiense. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
beat,  abuse,  or  treat  inhumanly,  any  work  beast,  horse,  mare, 
mule,  or  work  cattle,  or  any  other  dumb  beast,  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  said  city;  and  any  one  so  ofiending,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor,  for  each  offense,  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  who  shall  willfully  and  maliciously  de- 
face or  injure  any  of  the  public  property  of  said  city,  or  any 
fixtures  or  erection  made  in  pursuance  of  any  order  of  the 
City  Council,  or  shall  alter  or  deface  any  hand-bill,  publica- 
tion, or  advertisement,  ordered  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion, for  each  ofiense,  forfeit  and  pay,  on  conviction,  not  less 
than  one  dollar  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons  posting  any  hand-bill  upon 
any  of  the  public  buildings  of  this  city,  shall  be  fined,  upon 


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conviction,  one  dollar  and  costs  of  prosecution,  for  each  and 
every  offense. 

Sec.  8.  Any  one  who  shall  be  detected  in  throwing,  in  the 
streets,  on  the  sidewalks,  or  across  the  streets  or  sidewalks 
in  said  city,  any  missiles,  so  as  to  endanger  the  windows  or 
inconvenience  the  passers-by,  shall,  for  each  offense,  on  con- 
viction, be  fined  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  costs. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  Sale  of  Powder  in  the  City  of  Covington. 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  erect, 
within  the  limits  of  the  corporation,  any  powder  magazine,  or 
any  other  building  for  the  purpose  of  storing  gun  powder  in 
greater  quantities  than  is  hereinafter  specified  ;  and  any  person 
violating  the  provision  of  this  section,  shall,  on  conviction 
before  the  Mayor,  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  ten  dollars  for  every  twenty-four  hours  said  building 
shall  be  used  or  occupied  for  the  storage  of  more  than  twen- 
ty-five pounds  of  powder. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for 
any  person  to  keep,  in  storage  or  for  sale,  more  than  one  hun- 
dred pounds  of  powder  in  any  one  house  in  said  city,  at  any 
one  time:  and  that  amount,  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  be 
securely  and  carefully  kept,  and  closed  up  in  a  good  and  sufii- 
cient  safe,  so  that  it  can  not  by  any  means  be  exposed.  A 
violation  of  this  section  shall  subject  the  person  to  a  fine,  on 
conviction,  of  five  dollars  for  every  oft'ense. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  or  persons 
shall  sell,  or  keep  for  sale,  in  said  cit}^  any  gun  powder  with- 
out having  first  obtained  a  permission  so  to  do  from  the  Mayor 
of  said  city,  who  shall,  before  said  license  is  granted,  be  fully 
assured  and  satisfied  that  the  applicant  has  good  and  sufiicient 
safes  to  keep  powder  in,  in  conformity  with  the  second  section 
of  this  ordinance;  and  v/hen  the  Maj'Or  is  satisfied  that  the 
license  may  be  granted,  without  too  much  risk  to  the  conmiu- 
nity  at  large,  he  shall  issue  said  license  to  the  applicant,  upon 
his  paying  into  the  City  Treasury  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars 
for  one  year's  license,  and  to  the  Mayor  fifty  cents,  and  to  the 
City  Clerk  twenty-five  cents,  for  their  certificates.  Any  per- 
son who  shall  sell  any  gun  powder  in  said  cit}^  from  and  after 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  without  having  first  obtained  a 


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license  therefor,  shall,  for  each  and  every  offense,  forfeit  and 
pay,  on  conviction,  the  sum  of  five  dollars  and  costs. 

Approved  June  2,  1864. 


AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  a  Fire  Department,  and  for  preventing  and  extin- 
guishing Fires. 

{Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covington, 
That  the  Fire  Department  shall  consist  of  one  Superintendent 
of  the  Fire  Department,  and  one  or  more  steam  fire  engine 
companies,  and  one  or  more  hand  engine  companies,  which 
companies  shall  be  ofiicered  and  organized  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided: 

Sec.  2.  The  Committee  on  Fire  Department,  together  with 
the  Superintendent  thereof,  shall  form  a  Board  of  Supervisors, 
with  power  over  all  matters  relating  to  the  working  of  the 
same. 

Sec.  3.  The  Superintendent  of  the  Fire  Department  shall 
have  the  sole  command,  at  fires,  over  all  members,  compa- 
nies and  ofiicers  of  the  same,  including  the  Chief  Engi- 
neer; and  over  all  the  engines,  hose  reels,  hose,  and  other 
apparatus  of  the  whole  Fire  Department;  and  also  over  all 
other  persons  who  may  be  present  at  a  fire.  He  shall  have 
power  to  form  lines  of  citizens,  in  any  direction,  to  any  dis- 
tance, and  for  any  purpose,  and  direct  the  persons  so  formed 
what  to  do,  so  as  to  insure  the  protection  of  property,  preser- 
vation of  order,  and  the  observance  of  the  laws,  ordinances 
and  regulations  respecting  tires;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  said  Superintendent  to  attend  promptly  at  every  alarm  of 
fire,  to  superintend,  direct  and  control  the  fire  companies,  pre- 
scribe the  position  and  regulate  and  control  the  action  of  the 
several  companies  while  engaged  at  fires,  going  to  or  coming 
from  fires,  and  all  the  horses,  and  material  of  any  kind  belong- 
ing to  the  Department,  and  to  arrest  and  take  before  the 
proper  ofiicers  all  disorderly  persons,  and  all  persons  inter- 
fering with  the  fire  companies  in  discharge  of  their  duties, 
and  also  all  persons  disobeying  an}^  of  his  commands  while  at 
a  fire.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Superintendent  to  examine 
into  the  condition  of  all  the  engines,  the  care  and  control  of 
the  horses,  and  all  fire  apparatus;  the  engine  and  other  houses 
belonging  to  the  cit}^  and  used  for  the  purposes  of  the  Fire 
Department  and  the  companies  attached;  and  he  shall,  at  the 
first  regular  meeting  of  each  month,  and  at  any  other  time,  if 


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required,  report  to  the  Council  the  condition  and  situation  of 
the  public  cisterns,  and  the  conductors  and  feeders  of  each, 
and  also  the  condition  and  situation  of  the  fire  engines,  hose, 
horses,  and  all  other  property  connected  with  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, belonging  to  the  city;  and  suggest  such  alterations,  im- 
provements, repairs  and  additions,  as  he  shall  deem  necessary. 
He  shall  also  report,  at  the  same  time,  the  number,  efiiciency 
and  character  of  the  several  fire  companies  in  the  city,  and 
the  delinquencies  of  any  ofi[icers  or  men  in  the  proper  discharge 
of  their  duties;  and,  if  required,  he  shall,  after  each  fire,  report 
the  cause  thereof  to  the  Council. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  Engineer  to 
attend  promptly  at  every  fire  and  alarm  of  fire,  and  act  in  aid 
of  the  Superintendent,  so  far,  and  only  so  tar,  as  required  by 
him ;  and  this  shall  comprise  his  whole  duty,  and  be  the  extent 
of  his  authority,  except  that  he  and  the  said  Superintendent 
arc  hereby  invested  with  tlie  power  and  authority  of  police 
ofiScers  at  fires,  going  to  and  coming  therefrom. 

Sec.  5.  ISTo  person  under  twenty-one  years  of  age  shall  be 
employed  as  a  member  of  a  steam  engine  company  of  the  city 
of  Covington,  nor  shall  any  person  be  so  employed  who  is  not 
a  citizen  of  the  United  States. 

Sec.  6.  more  than  two  regular  members  of  each  steam 
fire  engine  company  shall  leave  the  house  at  one  time.  The}^ 
the  members  of  the  Fire  Department,  shall  be  designated  as 
1  engineer,  2  pipemeu,  2  drivers  and  1  fireman,  all  of  whom 
shall  stand  their  regular  watch.  The  engineer  shall  take  care 
of  the  engine — keep  it  in  good  working  order;  the  pipemen 
shall  keep  the  hose  in  good  order,  and  assist  the  engineer  in 
cleaning  and  repairing  the  engine,  and  also  keep  the  house  in 
a  cleanly  condition;  the  drivers  shall  take  care  of  the  horses, 
harness,  etc.,  shall  exercise  the  horses  each  day  at  least  two 
hours,  and  keep  the  stable  in  good  order;  the  fireman  shall 
see  that  the  fuel  for  the  engines  is  always  ready,  and  shall 
help  the  engineer  as  far  as  practicable.  At  time  of  fire,  each 
member  of  the  company  shall  render  such  services  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct. 

Sec.  7.  The  engineer  and  members  of  the  several  companies 
regularly  appointed,  shall  wear  such  cap  or  badge  as. the  Board 
of  Supervisors  from  time  to  time  may  direct,  to  be  furnished 
at  the  expense  of  the  city,  and  no  other  person  or  persons 
shall  be  permitted  to  wear  the  same. 

Sec.  8.  Iso  company  shall  be  allowed  to  impose  fines  upon 
its  members,  but  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  to 


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enter  in  the  roll  book  provided  by  the  city,  all  absence  or  tar- 
diness of  each  officer  and  member  of  said  company,  and  to 
make  a  monthly  return  of  the  same  to  the  Board  of  Super- 
visors; and  if  an  officer  or  member  shall  have  been  absent  or 
tardy  more  than  one-fifth  of  the  fires  or  alarms  of  fires,  such 
absence  or  tardiness  shall  be  considered  good  cause  for  his 
discharge  from  the  Department. 

Sec.  9.  Immediately  on  the  alarm  of  fire,  during  the  night, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  man  on  watch  to  give  notice  thereof 
by  crying  fire,  or  ringing  a  bell,  or  -mentioning  the  street  or 
direction  where  it  may  be;  and  if  a  watchman  shall  neglect 
to  do  so,  he  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor, 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifty  dol- 
lars, and  be  discharged  from  the  Fire  Department,  never  to  be 
emploj-ed  again  as  a  member  thereof. 

Sec.  10.  The  salaries  of  the  officers  and  members  of  the 
Fire  Department  shall  be  paid  monthly;  and  in  the  case  of 
temporary  absence  of  officers  or  members,  they  shall  provide 
a  substitute,  to  be  approved  by  the  Superintendent. 

Sec.  11.  The  pipemen,  drivers  and  firemen  of  the  steam 
engine  companies  shall  receive  from  twentj^-five  to  fifty  dollars 
per  month,  and  the  engineers  of  the  steam  engines  shall  re- 
ceive from  fifty  to  one  hundred  dollars  per  month,  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors. 

Sec.  12.  There  shall  be  chosen  by  the  City  Council,  at  the 
first  regular  meeting  in  the  month  of  July,  a  Superintendent 
of  the  Fire  Department,  who  shall  hold  his  office  for  the  term 
of  one  year  and  until  his  successor  is  chosen  and  qualified,  and 
he  shall  be  removable,  for  cause,  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Council. 
He  shall  receive  a  salary  of  two  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  to 
be  paid  monthly. 

Sec.  13.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent,  as  well 
as  all  other  persons  engaged  in  connection  with  the  Fire  De- 
partment, before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their  office,  to  be 
qualified  by  the  Mayor  by  oath  or  affirmation  that  they  will 
faithfully  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and 
the  State  of  Kentucky,  and  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Cov- 
ington, and  perform,  to  the  best  of  their  abilities,  all  the 
duties  of  their  office. 

Sec.  14.  That  the  Chief  Engineer  shall  receive  a  compensa- 
tion of  fifty  dollars  per  annum  for  his  services,  payable  monthly. 

Sec.  15.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  coming- 
in  conflict  herewith,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  and  approved  June  30,  1864. 


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OKDINANCES  OF  COVINGTON. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  regulate  the  Markets  in  the  City  of  Covington, 

[This  ordinance  having  been  incorrectly  printed  on  page 
105,  is  here  inserted.] 

Section  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Covingtoyi, 
That  the  regular  market  days  of  the  city  shall  be  every  day 
in  the  week  except  Sunday,  viz.:  At  Eleventh  street  Market- 
space  on  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  and  at  the  Seventh  street 
Market-space  on  Tuesdays  and  Fridays;  at  the  Lower  Market- 
space  on  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  and  at  Sixth  street 
Market-space  on  Mondays  and  Thursdays  (the  same  days  as 
the  Eleventh);  the  Saturday  evening  market  to  be  at  Seventh 
street  Market-space  every  Saturday  evening,  market  hours 
from  4  o'clock  P.  M.  until  9  o'clock  P.  M.;  market  hours  in 
the  morning  as  per  section  second  of  Market  ordinance  passed 
March  13,  1856. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  conflict- 
ing with  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed, 
and  that  this  ordinance  take  effect  from  its  passage. 

Approved  September  17,  1863. 


A  General  Enacting  Clause. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Coundl  of  Covington,  That  the 
provisions  of  the  foregoing  ordinances,  and  amendments 
thereto,  as  revised,  commencing  on  page  65,  are  now  hereby 
fully  adopted  and  declared  to  be  in  full  force,  and  to  have  the 
same  eftect  as  if  now  originally  ordained. 

Approved  June  30,  1864. 


INDEX  TO  CHARTER  AND  AMENDMENTS. 


PAGE. 

Assessor,  duties  and  compensation  of   19 

Assessment,  Book  of,  time  of  returning   19 

Assessor,  Treasurer  and  Clerk,  penalty  for  failure  of  duties   23 

Auctioneers,  etc.,  how  taxed   28 

Appeals  from  Mayor's  Court  allowed   27,  58 

Amendment  to  Charter,  how  made     32 

Assessment,  Books  of,  returned  and  referred   39 

"  "      equalized   39 

Assessor,  pay  of.   39 

Assessment  omitted,  Cit}'  Clerk's  duty   39 

Assessor,  time  allowed  to  make  return   40 

Actions  against  City,  limitation  of.   44 

Boundary  of  City   3 

Beggars  and  Vagrants,  how  disposed  of   12 

Bonds.  R.  R.,  authority  for  issuing   33 

"         "     to  bear  interest   33 

Bonds,  before  issue  made  of,  vote  to  be  taken   34 

Bonds  of  C.  &  L.  R.  R.,  to  be  indorsed  by  city   38,  41 

Bonds,  before  indorsed,  vote  to  be  taken   38 

Bridge  Co.,  N.  and  C,  who  may  take  stock  in   36 

Bridge  Co.,  N.  and  C,  City  Council  may  borrow  money  to  pay  stock  subscrip- 
tion  36 

Bridge,  condemnation  of  property  for,  how  made   37 

Bonds,  city  may  sell  for  Cov.  and  Cin.  bridge  stock   43 

Bonds,  Cov.  and  Cin.  Bridge  Co.  may  levy  tax  for  depreciation  of.   45 

Bridge  Co.,  Cov.  and  Cin.,  capital  stock  increased   43 

Board  of  Health,  how  established   10 

Corporate  name  and  style  of  city   4 

"        powers  and  privileges   4 

Council  may  borrow  money   6 

Councilmen,  when  term  of  office  commences   8 

City  Prison,  control  of   12 

City  Physician,  term  of  office,  etc   17 

City  Clerk,  duty  of  in  regard  to  delinquent  tax  bills   20 

City  Engineer,  term  of  office,  etc   17 

Council,  proceedings  of,  how  kept   7 

Collector's  duty  in  regard  to  delinquent  tax  bills...'.   20 

Collector  to  make  deed,  etc   21 

"      to  pay  over  taxes  to  Treasurer   21 

"      to  make  out  delinquent  list   21 

"      penalty  for  failing  to  make  return,  etc   22 

"  for  failing  to  pay  over  fines   23 

Clerk,  penalty  for  failing  to  perform  duties   23 

"     not  to  be  interested  in  contracts  with  city   31 

Councilmen  not  to  be  interested  in  contracts.....   31 

"         to  be  paid  for  services   32 

Contracts  for  work  not  to  exceed  revenue  ,   32 


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INDEX  TO  CHARTER 


PAGE. 


Charter,  amendments  to,  how  made   32 

"       Election,  when  held   33 

Clerk,  fees  for  copies,  how  provided  for   35 

Councilmen,  eligibility  of.   35  - 

Coroner's  inquests  to  be  paid  by  city   41 

Cov.  and  Cin.  Bridge  Co.,  capital  stock  increased   43 

"                   "       city  authorized  to  take  stock  in   43 

"                   "       city  may  levy  tax  to  pay  interest  on  bonds   44 

City  to  pay  expenses  of  trials,  etc.,  in  corporate  limits   45 

"    corporate  limits  of,  extended   47 

Crossings,  how  erected  and  paid  for   57 

City  Attorney,  fee  allowed  to   58 

Council  may  license  and  tax  wagons,  etc   63 

"     power  to  take  up  and  alter  streets  and  alleys   63 

Coffee-houses,  how  taxed   24 

Dogs  and  other  domestic  animals  may  be  taxed     24 

Election,  annual  Charter   5 

"      Inspectors  of   6 

Electors,  qualifications  of.   6 

Engineer  of  Fire  Department  ■..  II 

"       City,  term  of  office   17 

Exchange  and  brokers'  offices,  how  taxed   24 

Election  precincts,  two  additional  may  be  created   35 

voting  at  not  allowed  out  of  district   36 

"     voting  places,  how  designated   48 

"     voting  at  to  be  by  ballot   48 

Fire  Department,  how  organized   II 

"          "           officers  of  to  have  police  powers   II 

"          "           Engineer  of.   II 

Firemen,  when  exempt  from  other  duty   II 

Fines,  Council  may  remit   31 

"     not  paid  to  be  worked  out  in  jail   35 

Fire  Co.,  tax  levied  to  support   58 

"       tax  to  support  when  reduced   58 

Fines  not  paid,  defendant  to  be  imprisoned   58 

Grading  and  paving,  owners  of  property  to  pay  for   9 

"       "       "        lots  sold  for,  how  redeemed   9 

"       "       "        may  be  paid  for  by  Cour.cil   9 

"       "       "        lots  sold  for,  proviso  in  favor  of  infants,  etc   9 

"       "       "        lots  sold  for,  how  redeemed   10 

"       "       "        lots,  lien  on  to  secure  payment   10 

Gas-works  may  be  erected   13 

Hogs  and  cattle  prohibited  from  running  at  large   13 

Houses  of  ill-fame,  how  suppressed   13 

Inspectors  of  beef  and  pork   17 

Injunctions,  etc.,  how  granted   40 

Inquests,  Coroner's,  to  be  paid  for  by  city   41 

.Jailor,  fees  of,  how  allowed   50 

Legislative  and  municipal  departments   7 

Limitations  of  actions  against  city   44 

Markets,  power  to  regulate   13 

Marshal,  City,  duties  of.   14 

"       "     may  have  deputies   14 

"       "     may  be  chosen  Collector   14 

Market  Master,  duties  of,  etc   16 

Marshal  to  be  Chief  of  Police     17 

Mayor's  Court,  jurisdiction  of.   25 

"                exclusive  jurisdiction  in  opening  streets,  etc   26 


AND  AMENDMENTS.  155 

PAGE. 

Mayor's  Court  always  to  be  open   27 

Mayor  shall  summon  Grand  Jury   27 

Mayor's  Court,  appeals  from  allowed   27 

Mayor,  salary  and  fees  of.   28 

"     may  take  acknowledgment  of  deeds,  etc   28 

"     may  examine  witnesses  under  dedimus   28 

"     may  take  depositions,  recognizances,  etc...   28 

Money  not  to  be  drawn  before  appropriated   32 

not  to  be  appropriated  unless  in  Treasury   32 

Mayor  pro  iem.,  power  and  duties  of,  and  salary   40 

"      "  '  "     whom  Council  may  appoint  as  

Mayor,  jurisdiction  of  in  writs  of  habeas  corpus   51 

Mayor  s  Court,  jurisdiction  of  in  civil  cases  increased   58 

"  "     appeals  from  when  taken   58 

Mayor's  salary  m;ty  be  increased   58 

Newport  and  Cov.  Bridge  Co.,  management,  etc     36 

"  "      who  may  take  stock  in   36 

"  "      officers  of,  how  appointed   37 

"  "      officers  of,  to  give  bond   37 

"  "      vacancy  in  Board,  how  filled   37 

"  "      property  for,  how  condemned   37 

Officers  of  city   4 

"  "    how  appointed   5 

"  "    term  of  office   5 

"  "    election  of,  failure  to  make,  how  provided  for   5 

Oath  of  Councilmen   8 

Ordinances  and  by-laws,  how  passed   8 

"  to  be  published..  ,     8 

Officers,  duties  of,  to  be  prescribed   10 

Overseers  of  Poor  may  be  appointed   12 

Ordinances,  validity  of,  how  tried   31 

Officers  to  give  bond   32 

"      to  be  elected  by  people   41 

"      certain,  term  of  office   51 

Poor  House  may  be  erected     12 

Pt>or,  overseers  of,  may  be  appointed   12 

Poor  House,  Keeper  of,  term  of  office,  etc   17 

Powder  magazines  may  be  erected     13 

Powder,  sale  of,  may  be  prohibited   13 

Port,  wardens  may  be  appointed,  and  term  of  office   17 

Policemen  and  watchmen,  duties  and  powers  of   18 

Peddlers,  how  taxed   23 

President  of  Council,  powers  and  duties  of   31 

"  "      not  to  be  interested  in  contracts   31 

Population,  enumeration  of,  whpn  made   48 

Riots  at  fire,  how  punished   11 

Railroad  Co.  may  receive  bonds  of  city   34 

Railroad  stock,  interest  allowed  on   34 

Records  of  Council  to  be  evidence  in  Courts   34 

"     of  School  Board  to  be  evidence  in  Courts   63 

Streets  and  alleys,  how  graded  and  paved   8 

Sidewalks,  graded  and  paved,  etc..   9 

Streets  and  alleys  to  be  filled,  etc   10 

"  "       repairs  of,  to  be  ordered   10 

Street  Commissioner,  duties  and  compensation  of   16 

Stores,  etc.,  opened  after  list  taken,  how  taxed   23 

Shows,  plays  and  exhibitions,  how  taxed   24 

Schools,  common,  may  be  established  ,   29 


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PAGE. 

Schools,  common,  tax  to  support   30 

Street  Commissioner  not  to  engage  in  city  contracts   31 

Schools,  children  of  certain  ages  to  be  enumerated   35 

School  property,  tenure  of,  regulated   47 

"  "       to  be  conveyed  by  city  to  trustees   47 

Schools,  Superintendent  of,  may  be  em[)loyed   49 

School  Board,  Trustees  of,  and  President,  how  elected   52 

"  "  "       term  of  office,  etc   52 

"         Inspectors  of  Election  of,  how  appointed,  etc   52 

"         powers  and  duties  of  members,  etc   53 

Schools,  teachers  of,  and  pupils,  how  removed  ;   53 

School  Examiners,  Board  of,  how  appointed   53 

"  "  oath  of  office,  duties  of,  etc     54 

Streets  and  alleys,  expenses  of,  repairs,  etc.,  on,  how  paid   54 

"  "  "  "  how  apportioned   55 

"  "  "  "  to  be  lien,  and  how  collected.  55 

"  "       lots  sold  for  repairs  of,  how  redeemed   55 

"  "  "  '*  proviso  in  favor  of  infant?,  etc...  56 

"  "       expenses  of,  grading,  etc.,  may  be  paid  out  of  Treasury...  56 

"  "       repairs  of,  may  be  made  without  petition   56 

"  "  "  when  lien  on  property  attaches   56 

"  "  "         cost  of,  how  listed....*.   56 

"  "  "  "      when  property  sold,  how  redeemed   56 

Stone  crossings  may  be  erected,  and  how  paid  for   57 

Steam  fire  engine,  city  may  purchase   57 

"       "       "       firemen,  when  exempt  from  jury,  etc     57 

"       "       "  "       police  powers  may  be  conferred  on   57 

School  Board  incorporated,  and  to  have  seal   59 

"  "     property,  tenure  of  '.   59 

"  "     who  to  be  Treasurer  of   59 

"  "     may  appoint  a  Collector,  and  duties  of   59 

"  "     Collector  of,  to  give  bond   60 

"  "  "  compensation  and  duties  of.   60 

"  "  to  collect  delinquent  taxes   60 

"  "  "  penalty  for  failing  to  pay  over   61 

"  "     may  hold  and  sell  real  estate   61 

"  "     time  and  place  of  meeting   61 

"  "     powers  of  Council  transferred  to   61 

Schools,  public,  additional  tax  to  support   61 

"  "       taxes  for,  choses  in  action  may  be  attached   62 

School  Board,  Clerk  of,  compensation   62 

"  "     records  of  to  be  evidence   63 

School  Fund,  how  and  when  money  i^ay  be  drawn  from   63 

School  Board,  members  not  to  be  contractors,  and  liability  of   63 

"  "     contracts  of,  not  to  exceed  revenue....   63 

Streets,  alleys,  etc.,  Council  may  take  up   63 

Taxes,  delinquent,  city  may  purchase  for   6 

"      power  to  levy  and  collect   18 

manner  of  levying  ,   19 

"      bills  for,  how  and  when  made  out   19 

"         "  to  be  delivered  to  Treasurer   19 

Tax  bills,  notice  of  to  be  published   19 

Taxes,  duty  of  Treasurer  in  collecting   20 

Tax  bills,  delinquent,  how  collected   20 

Taxes,  property  sold  for,  duty  of  Treasurer   21 

Tax  bills,  delinquent.  Collector's  duty   20 

Taxes,  property  sold  for.  Collector  to  make  deed   21 

Tax  list,  delinquent,  to  be  placed  in  hands  of  Collector   23 


AND  AMENDMENTS.  157 

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Taxes,  property  sold  for,  proviso  in  favor  of  infants,  etc   40 

"  "  to  non-residents,  how  redeemed   40 

Tax,  levy  of,  for  gas  purposes   41 

"    to  be  levied  to  pay  interest  on  funded  debt   42 

Taxes,  time  of  payment  of.   43 

"      may  be  assessed  and  collected  on  choses  in  action,  etc  '.   44 

"  "     levied  to  pay  loss  on  sale  of  Bridge  Bonds   45 

"  "         "  "    interest  on  Biidoe  Bonds   46 

Tax  to  be  levied  to  support  steam  fire  engine  companies   68 

"    when  reduced   58 

"    additional,  for  school  purposes   61 

Taxes,  choses  in  action  may  be  attached  for   62 

Tippling-houses  may  be  suppressed   13 

Treasurer,  how  elected,  and  term  of  office   15 

to  give  bond,  and  duties  of   15 

"        to  make  annual  report,  and  salary  of.   16 

"        penalty  for  failing  to  perform  duties.'.   23 

"        not  to  be  interested  in  city  contracts   31 

Taverns.  coHee-houses,  etc.,  licensed  and  taxed   24 

Wards,  Sixth  and  Seventh,  established   7 

"      arrangement  and  equalization  of.   8 

Wooden  buildings,  erection  of,  may  be  prohibited   12 

Wharfs,  power  to  regulate   13 

Wharf  Master  and  assistants,  duties  of   16 

"  compensation  of   17 

Wood,  co.il,  etc..  Measurers  and  Weighers  of   17 

Wharfs  and  wharfage  may  be  est^iblished   24 

Wards  may  be  re-arranged   48 

Wagons,  carts,  etc..  Council  may  licence   63 


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•  PAGE. 

Auction,  regulating  sales  at   72 

"       violating  provisions  of.   72 

Auctioneer  to  give  bond   72 

Assessor,  his  duties,  etc  133 

"        what  property  he  is  to  assess  1  133 

"        compensation  of.  134 

Assessment,  who  shall  be  listed  for  134 

Animals,  abuse  of.  ,  147 

Ale,  beer  and  porter,  regulating  sale  of.  130 

"       "  how  peddled   77 

Bathing  in  Ohio  and  Licking  rivers  prohibited   73 

Beggars  and  vagrants,  how  punished   73 

"  "         Marshal  to  ai-rest   74 

Bonds,  R.  R.,  issued   79 

"         "      city  authorized  to  indorse   80 

"       Marcus  Smith   81 

"       issued  for  N.  and  C.  Bridge  Co   82 

"  "       "    Gov.  and  Cin.  Bridge  Co   83 

Board  of  Health  established   84 

"  '  "      powers  and  duties  of.   84 

By-standers  to  aid  Marshal  106 

Bawdy-houses,  loitering  about  108 

Bitch  or  slut  prohibited  from  going  at  large  Ill 

Burying  Ground,  protection  of  114 

Beer,  ale  and  porter,  regulating  sale  of.  130 

Buildings,  being  erected  or  repaired,  may  occupy  street  139 

Billiard  tables,  how  licensed  and  regulated  141 

to  whom  license  shall  be  granted  141 

"  person  licensed  not  to  sell  spirituous  liquors  142 

Base  line  established  143 

Badges  of  officers  and  firemen  150 

Books,  pictures,  etc.,  obscene,  selling  of  prohibited  147 

CotFee-houses,  license,  how  obtained..   65 

"  "      not  transferable    65 

"  not  to  sell  on  Sundays   66 

"  not  to  sell  to  minors  and  slaves   66 

"  keeping  without  license,  penally  for   67 

"  penalty  for  violating  provisions,  etc....     67 

"  amount  paid  for  license   67 

"  ordinance  amended   67 

Councilmen,  compensation  of   70 

"         penalty  for  failing  to  attend...   70 

"         ordinance  amended  as  to   71 

City  Attorney,  duties  and  salary  of   71 

City  Clerk,  duties  and  salary  of.   86 

City  Weigher,  office  of,  established   89 

"  how  elected,  and  duties  of.   89 


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PAGE. 

City  Weigher,  fees  of.   90 

"  "     for  weighing  pig  iron   91 

"  "  "  merchandise   91 

"  per  cent,  to  be  paid  City  Treasury   92 

City  Jailor,  duties  and  salary  of   93 

"  fees  of.   94 

"  "    for  keeping  slaves   95 

City  Attorney  to  make  report  of  fines  before  Mayor,  etc  100 

Cisterns,  public,  not  to  be  used  for  private  purposes  106 

"  "     how  protected  o  117 

Cruelty  to  animals  punished  106 

Costs,  etc.,  how  paid  106 

Concealed  weapons,  penalty  for  carrying  107 

Cellar-doors,  not  to  be  left  open  110 

Cemetery,  Linden  Grove,  protection  of  116 

Coal,  coke,  etc.,  measurement  of  118 

Collector  of  taxes,  duties  of  132 

City  Physician,  duties  and  salary  of.  140 

Cellar-doors,  steps,  etc.,  how  to  occupy  sidewalks,  etc  139 

Carriages,  wagons,  etc.,  ta.xed  143 

Disturbance  of  the  peace  punished  107 

Drays,  vehicles,  etc.,  ordinance  amended,  taxed,  etc  145 

Dogs,  sluts,  etc.,  when  killing  of  authorized  146 

Exhibitions,  etc.,  tax  on   85 

Elections,  appointment  of  Inspectors  of   92 

Engineer  Fire  Department,  duties  and  salary  125 

Engineer,  Civil,  duties  of,  and  compensation  134 

"  *'     qualifications  of.  135 

"  "     his  fees  136 

"     vacancy  in  ofiice,  how  filled  136 

"  »     salary  of  ...137 

"       Steam  Fire  Department,  duties,  etc  149 

Exposure,  indecent,  of  person,  how  punished  107 

Fire  Department,  compensation  of.   7o 

repairs  of  apparatus,  how  made   70 

Fines  of  persons  convicted,  how  collected  106 

Fire-works,  etc.,  prohibited  in  streets,  etc  109 

Fines  against  infants,  how  collected,  etc  Ill 

Fire  Department,  steam,  established  149 

"  Supervisors,  Board,  how  formed  149 

'*  Superintendent  of,  duties  and  powers  149 

"  Engineer  Chief  of,  duties,  etc  150 

"  badge  of  officers  and  firemen  150 

"  powers  of  company  limited  150 

"  members,  for  non-performance  of  duty,  punished  151 

"  watchman,  duty  of.  151 

"  who  shall  be  eligible  as  firemen  150 

**  salaries,  how  paid  151 

"  Superintendent,  when  and  how  elected  151 

"  "  powers  and  duties  of  151 

Gas,  to  provide  for  lighting  city  with   74 

"    price  at  which  city  is  to  be  furnished   75 

"       "  "      citizens  are  to  be  furnished   75 

"    pipes  laid  down  by  city,  how  paid  for   75 

"       "    when  to  be  laid  down   76 

"       "    how  constructed  to  prevent  sickness   76 

"       "    privileges  nviy  be  purchased  by  city   76 

Gaming  prohibited  in  city  107 


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PAGE. 

Gutters  not  to  be  obstructed  112 

Gravel,  etc.,  not  to  be  taken  from  public  common  115 

Hogs  prohibited  from  running  at  large   78 

"    how  disposed  of  when  found  iu  city   78 

"    Marshal  and  deputies  to  enforce  ordinance   78 

House,  Market,  to  be  kept  clean  102 

Hucksters  buying  to  re-sell,  how  punished  103 

Horses  and  wagons  not  to  stand  on  side  of  market-house  105 

Houses,  bawdy,  loitering  about  108 

Houses  of  ill-fame,  keepers  of,  how  punished  110 

Horses,  etc.,  not  to  be  hitched  to  trees  in  public  square. ...i  ,  ....114 

Houses  being  erected  may  occupy  so  much  of  street  '.  139 

Hand-bills,  defacing,  etc.,  how  punished  147 

Inspecting  and  gauging   88 

Inspector  and  Sealer  may  employ  assistants   88 

"  "      fees  of   89 

Inspectors  of  Elections,  etc.,  duties  of   92 

Indecent  exposure  of  person  punished  107 

Jurors,  Grand  and  Petit,  pay  of  ,   69 

"  "  "     Mayor  to  give  certificate  of  service   69 

Jail,  loitering  about,  how  punished  ,  117 

"    whisky  furnished  person  in,  how  punished  117 

Licenses,  time  of  expiration  of.   65 

"        money  paid  for  not  refunded   65 

"        not  transferable   65 

"        not  to  be  granted  to  negro  or  mulatto   69 

Lamps  and  lamp-posts,  how  furnished  city   75 

"  "  how  erected  and  kept  in  repair   75 

"  "  protection  of.  116 

Market,  regulation  of.  101 

"      place  and  time  of  holding  101 

"      stalls  to  be  kept  clean  101 

"         "     how  rented,  and  not  transferable  101 

"         "     failure  to  occupy,  forfeited,  etc  .....192 

"         "     weights  for  tested,  and  how  kept..  102 

Market  Master,  duty  and  salary  102,  103 

"  to  give  bond  103 

Market,  buying  in  to  sell  again,  penalty  for  103 

"       selling  in  by  light  weight,  penalty  for  104 

"       selling  spoiled  meats,  vegetables,  etc  104 

Meat  shops,  who  may  sell  in  104 

Market-house  stalls,  how  rented,  and  for  what  sum  105 

Markets,  holding  of  on  Saturday  evening  152 

Misdemeanors    106 

Marshal,  duties  and  salary  of.    126 

"        persons  resisting,  how  punished  108 

"        fees  of,  and  may  have  deputies  128 

"        salary  of  increased  129 

Missiles,  etc.,  throwing  of  across  street  prohibited  148 

Nuisances,  how  abated  110 

Officers  failing  to  report  under  ordinances,  penalty  for  100 

Obstructions  to  be  removed,  and  how  138 

Officers  of  city,  certain,  term  of  office,  etc  140 

"     failing  to  discharge  duties,  penalty  146 

Offenses  of  various  character,  how  punished    146 

Officers,  receiving,  duty  of   99 

of  city  to  take  oath....:  ^  134 

Policemen,  how  created,  and  duties  of   74 


INDEX  TO  ORDINANCES.  161 

PACK. 

Peddlers,  licensing  of.   77 

"        who  exempt  from  its  provisions   77 

"        may  sell  ale,  porter  and  beer   77 

Plays,  shows  and  exhibitions,  licensed  and  taxed   ....  85 

Public  and  private  property,  how  protected  106 

Pavements,  etc.,  how  protected  lOB 

Public  property,  wells,  etc.,  protection  of.  114,  147 

Powder,  sale  of  regulated  148 

Poor  House,  children  under  twelve  years,  how  admitted   96 

Kailroad  bonds,  how  issued   79,  80 

"  indorsed  by  city   80 

Receiving  officers,  duty  of   99 

Religious  worship,  disturbance  of,  how  punished   106 

Shows,  plays  and  exhibitions,  tax  on,  etc   85 

Shade  trees,  protection  of.  106 

Selling  by  light  weights,  punishment  for  104 

Sabbath-day,  violation  of,  how  punished  107,  147 

Shooting  prohibited  in  city  108 

Small-pox,  to  prevent  spreading  1U8 

Streets  not  to  be  encumbered  with  rubbish  Ill 

Sidewalks  not  to  be  obstructed  112 

Streets,  etc.,  how  much  of  may  be  occupied  by  builders  113 

Street  Commissioner,  police  powers  conferred  on  113 

Sidewalks,  curbing,  etc.,  protected  113 

Street  Commissioner,  duties  and  salary  of  ,  137  ■  '■  ' 

"  fees,  and  oath  of  office  133 

"  salary  of  increased  139 

Sidewalks,  constructing  and  repairing  142 

Soap-grease,  etc.,  must  be  hauled  in  covered  vehicles  147 

Small-pox,  cases  to  be  reported  by  physicians  146 

Taverns,  license  to  keep,  how  obtained   67 

"        general  provisions  regarding   68 

"        keepers  of  not  to  sell  to  minors  or  slaves   69 

"        license  not  to  be  granted  to  negro  or  mulatto   69 

"        keeper  of  not  to  sell  liquor  on  Sunday   69 

Ten-pin  alleys  prohibited   71 

Treasurer,  duties  of   99 

"        salary  and  duties  of.  130 

Taxes  on  real  and  personal  estate,  how  regulated  131 

"     duties  of  Collector  of  132 

"     property  sold  for  when  deed  made  133 

Vagrants  and  beggars,  how  punished   73 

Vulgar  and  obscene  language,  use  of  punished..,,,,,  107 

Vehicles,  etc.,  taxed  143 

Weights  and  measures,  ordinance  regulating   86 

"  "         Sealer  to  give  bond   86 

"  "         Sealer  of,  duties  of.   87 

"  "         penalty  for  refusing  to  exhibit   87 

"  "         fees  of  Inspector   87 

_  "  "         Inspector  may  employ  assistant   88 

Weigher,  City,  office  established,  how  elected,  and  duties   89 

"         "     fees  of.   90,  91,  92 

Wood,  sale  of  regulated,  aiid  duties  of  Measurer  ,   96 

"      penalty  for  failing  to  have  measured   97 

"      Measurer  of,  how  elected,  to  give  bond   97 

'*  "  to  take  oath,  and  may  have  deputies   97 

place  of  measurement  of   98 

"      Measurer,  fees  of   98 

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162  INDEX  TO  ORDINANCES. 

PAGE. 

Wood,  ordinance  amended,  etc   99 

Wagons,  carriages,  etc,  not  to  stand  on  streets,  etc  110 

"     not  to  obstruct  passways  Ill 

Wharfage,  general  system  established  119 

"        rates  and  charges  119 

"         for  failure  to  pay  121 

"        when  lessees  may  collect  123 

"         ordinance  amending  124 

Wharf  Master,  duties  of,  etc  121 

"  shall  keep  accounts,  and  pay  over  123 

"  may  have  deputies  123 

Wharf,  using  front  of,  and  hauling  over,  to  pay  wharfage  124 

Wardens,  Fire,  created  125 

"         "     powers  and  duties  of.  126 

Wagons,  carriages,  etc.,  used  for  hire,  how  taxed  143 

"  "        "     amount  of  tax  on  same  144 

'*  "        "     when  persons  living  out  of  city,  how  taxed  144 


